Hypopharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Space Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report

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Batioglu-Karaaltin A., AZIZLI E., ERSOZLU I., Yigit O., Cansiz H.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.177-179, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2014.13003
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.177-179
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hypopharynx, metastasis, parapharyngeal space, thyroid carcinoma, CANCER, MASS
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Carcinoma of the thyroid gland is one of the most commonly encountered endocrine malignancies. Papillary carcinoma is the most common histological type, and its spread is usually lymphatic. About 30-80% patients with papillary carcinoma develop lymphatic metastases.