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Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes, not always malignant

Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes is an interesting and rare phenomenon that cannot be directly explained by embryology. Distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes can be challenging but is essential for treatment and might have legal implications. Patients with...

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Autores principales: Gijsen, Anton Frans, De Bruijn, Kirstin Marie Jeanne, Mastboom, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9448963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36093455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6261
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description Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes is an interesting and rare phenomenon that cannot be directly explained by embryology. Distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes can be challenging but is essential for treatment and might have legal implications. Patients with incidentally found thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes during thyroid surgery were retrospectively identified. Clinical data and findings on pathology were retrospectively collected. Two patients with thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes were identified. Conventional pathology complemented with immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics showed the thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes to be benign. We show that benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes can be found in the absence or presence of a primary thyroid malignancy. A conservative approach is recommended if pathology shows benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes.
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spelling pubmed-94489632022-09-09 Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes, not always malignant Gijsen, Anton Frans De Bruijn, Kirstin Marie Jeanne Mastboom, Walter Clin Case Rep Case Report Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes is an interesting and rare phenomenon that cannot be directly explained by embryology. Distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes can be challenging but is essential for treatment and might have legal implications. Patients with incidentally found thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes during thyroid surgery were retrospectively identified. Clinical data and findings on pathology were retrospectively collected. Two patients with thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes were identified. Conventional pathology complemented with immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics showed the thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes to be benign. We show that benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes can be found in the absence or presence of a primary thyroid malignancy. A conservative approach is recommended if pathology shows benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9448963/ /pubmed/36093455 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6261 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_fullStr Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes, not always malignant
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title_short Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes, not always malignant
title_sort thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes, not always malignant
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9448963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36093455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6261
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