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A rare case of ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma transformed into squamous cell carcinoma.
Pathology international - 1 Apr 2018
Yasuoka Hironao, Nakamura Yasushi, Yoshida Ken-Ichi, Shimo Toshiro, Tori Masayuki, Matsui Yuuki, Sakamaki Yasushi, Tsujimoto Masahiko
Abstract excerpt
A rare case of a metastatic ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) of the lung that transformed into a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that resembles pulmonary SCC is reported. A subcutaneous ectopic PTC in the left anterior neck area, together with a normal thyroid gland, were excised. The ectopic PTC showed thyroglobulin, TTF-1 and PAX-8 immunoreactivity and a BRAF V600E mutation. During the post-operative...
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