Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8755736 | Auris Nasus Larynx | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland (PSCCT) is rare [1], [2], [3]; different theories on its aetiology do exist [4], [5], [6]. Mixed squamous cell and follicular carcinoma is even more rare than pure squamous cell of the thyroid gland and only few cases are reported in literature [7]. Preoperative diagnosis can be very challenging and the differential diagnosis with secondary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid (SSCCT) is manadatory in order to plan a correct management of the disease. The presence of PSCCT with distant metastasis of follicular carcinoma supports the histogenesis of squamous cell carcinomas arising from follicular epithelial cells.
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Authors
Giuseppe Mercante, Alessandro Marchesi, Renato Covello, Linda Dainese, Giuseppe Spriano,