Papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the parapharyngeal space
โ Scribed by Erdinc Aygenc; Mustafa Kaymakci; Cihan Karaca; Cafer Ozdem
- Book ID
- 106082353
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 259
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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## Abstract ## Background. Parapharyngeal space nodal metastases are usually secondary to malignancies of the pharynx and sinonasal tract, although localization of lymphomas is also possible. Parapharyngeal metastases arising from thyroid papillary carcinoma are instead an exceedingly rare event,
## Abstract ## Background. Papillary thyroid carcinomas commonly metastasize to paratracheal and jugular lymph nodes. Metastasis to the retropharyngeal node is rare for this tumor. ## Methods. Five patients underwent surgical treatment for metastasis of thyroid papillary carcinoma to the retroph