AGGRESSIVE PAPILLARY CARCINOMA OF THE LATERAL ABERRANT THYROIDE: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATTUREggressive papillary carcinoma of the lateral aberrant thyroide: A case report and review of the literatture

Abstract

Highlights Ectopic thyroid is defined by the presence of thyroid tissue in locations other than the normal anteror neck region. On the other side however, making the difference between primary carcinoma and a metastatic carcinoma is a challenging situation. The location in lateral neck is extremely rare. The diagnosis of papillary carcinoma of the lateral aberrant thyroide is confirmed by surgical biopsy. Treatment of papillary carcinoma of the lateral aberrant thyroide is an excision surgery with a total thyroidectomy and possible treatment with radioiodine.

Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Within a Suspected Cervical Paraganglioma

“…On the other hand, diagnosis of DTC in ectopic laterocervical thyroid tissue, although extremely rare, is feasible to occur (with or without evidence of synchronous intrathyroid DTC and with or without LN/distant metastases) 13,14 . Differentiation between LN metastases and primary DTC in ectopic thyroid tissue is not always easy unless evidence of lymphoid tissue in the entire excised sample is excluded 15–24 . There are some reports that endorse that immunohistochemical pattern may be helpful in this point 25,26 …”

“…13,14 Differentiation between LN metastases and primary DTC in ectopic thyroid tissue is not always easy unless evidence of lymphoid tissue in the entire excised sample is excluded. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] There are some reports that endorse that immunohistochemical pattern may be helpful in this point. 25,26…”