Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?

ObjectiveTo review a rare case of a lateral neck mass pathologically confirmed as an encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma in our center for complementing the lack of management of rare cases, and to explore the differentiation of primary ectopic thyroid carcinoma and metastatic disease in the co...

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Main Authors: Xinran Wei, Ping Yu, Chengcheng Duan, Jingyue Zhong, Xianji Wu, Siqi Xiao, Wenxi Yu, Guang Zhang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1501297/full
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author Xinran Wei
Ping Yu
Chengcheng Duan
Jingyue Zhong
Xianji Wu
Siqi Xiao
Wenxi Yu
Guang Zhang
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Ping Yu
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Xianji Wu
Siqi Xiao
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Guang Zhang
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description ObjectiveTo review a rare case of a lateral neck mass pathologically confirmed as an encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma in our center for complementing the lack of management of rare cases, and to explore the differentiation of primary ectopic thyroid carcinoma and metastatic disease in the context of the presence of malignant tumors within the situ thyroid gland.MethodsWe searched for studies on lateral neck ectopic thyroid cancer to compare and analyze it with metastatic carcinoma of the thyroid gland in terms of clinical features, imaging manifestations, pathological features at molecular level, and treatment principles.ResultsBased on available data, we concluded that the mass of this patient was consistent with metastatic lateral neck ectopic thyroid carcinoma.ConclusionOur findings suggest that differentiating between these two conditions is challenging, as there is currently no reliable methods that can adequately determine their nature. Developing a preoperative diagnostic method would be significant for diagnosing pathologic masses in the lateral neck and selecting appropriate surgical extent and adjuvant therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-b4e23cacb73d42ce83da9519a875a5722025-01-07T05:23:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-01-011410.3389/fonc.2024.15012971501297Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?Xinran WeiPing YuChengcheng DuanJingyue ZhongXianji WuSiqi XiaoWenxi YuGuang ZhangObjectiveTo review a rare case of a lateral neck mass pathologically confirmed as an encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma in our center for complementing the lack of management of rare cases, and to explore the differentiation of primary ectopic thyroid carcinoma and metastatic disease in the context of the presence of malignant tumors within the situ thyroid gland.MethodsWe searched for studies on lateral neck ectopic thyroid cancer to compare and analyze it with metastatic carcinoma of the thyroid gland in terms of clinical features, imaging manifestations, pathological features at molecular level, and treatment principles.ResultsBased on available data, we concluded that the mass of this patient was consistent with metastatic lateral neck ectopic thyroid carcinoma.ConclusionOur findings suggest that differentiating between these two conditions is challenging, as there is currently no reliable methods that can adequately determine their nature. Developing a preoperative diagnostic method would be significant for diagnosing pathologic masses in the lateral neck and selecting appropriate surgical extent and adjuvant therapy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1501297/fullectopic thyroid glandectopic thyroid carcinomalateral neck ectopic thyroidlymph node metastatic cancerpapillary thyroid carcinoma
spellingShingle Xinran Wei
Ping Yu
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Jingyue Zhong
Xianji Wu
Siqi Xiao
Wenxi Yu
Guang Zhang
Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?
Frontiers in Oncology
ectopic thyroid gland
ectopic thyroid carcinoma
lateral neck ectopic thyroid
lymph node metastatic cancer
papillary thyroid carcinoma
title Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?
title_full Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?
title_fullStr Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?
title_full_unstemmed Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?
title_short Case report: A case of lateral neck mass: ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis?
title_sort case report a case of lateral neck mass ectopic thyroid carcinoma or lymph node metastasis
topic ectopic thyroid gland
ectopic thyroid carcinoma
lateral neck ectopic thyroid
lymph node metastatic cancer
papillary thyroid carcinoma
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1501297/full
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