KMID : 0371320100780010055
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 2010 Volume.78 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.57
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A Patient with Mixed Squamous Cell and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
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Kwak Jin-Ho
Jang Hyuk-Jai Kim Ji-Hoon Ahn Jae-Hong Kang Gil-Hyun Han Myoung-Sik
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Abstract
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Mixed squamous cell carcinoma and papillary carcinoma in the thyroid gland is a very rare malignant tumor. Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid may develop from squamous metaplasia of the follicular epithelium in a variety of pathologic conditions, such as other differentiated carcinomas of the thyroid. A 70-year-old man presented with a palpable mass on the right side of the thyroid gland. The patient underwent a right lobectomy without neck lymph node dissection. Histopathological findings revealed primary squamous carcinoma mixed papillary thyroid carcinoma. He underwent a completion thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine therapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy were not performed.
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KEYWORD
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Mixed squamous cell carcinoma and papillary carcinoma, Thyroid gland
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