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Occult thyroid carcinoma presenting as a parapharyngeal mass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Fulvio Ferrario ,
Raffaele Roselli  and
Alberto Macchi
Fulvio Ferrario*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology. “Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi”, Varese, Italy.
Raffaele Roselli
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology. “Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi”, Varese, Italy.
Alberto Macchi
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology. “Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi”, Varese, Italy.
*
Dr Fulvio Ferrario, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 'Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi', Viale Born, 57, 21100 Varese, Italy. Fax: 39-332-278426
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Abstract

This report describes a 47-year-old male who had an occult papillary carcinoma of the thyroid present as a nodal involvement of the parapharyngeal space, in the retrostyloid compartment. To the best of our knowledge, this is an extremely rare condition.

Keywords

Thyroid neoplasmsNeoplasm, unknown primaryParapharyngeal space
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 12 , December 1995 , pp. 1204 - 1206
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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