Intratracheal Ectopic Thyroid Tissue: A Case Report and Literature Review
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Intratracheal ectopic thyroid tissue: a case report and literature review.
We discuss a case of intratracheal ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) that was retrieved from the files of the Otorhinolaryngic--Head and Neck Pathology Registry at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The patient was a 54-year-old man who had a history of papillary thyroid carcinoma, which had been treated with a subtotal thyroidectomy. During routine follow-up 4 years later, the patient's prima...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/014556130308200719