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Intralaryngotracheal thyroid – ectopic thyroid or invasive carcinoma?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Andrew C. H. See ,
Snehal G. Patel ,
Paul Q. Montgomery ,
Peter H. Rhys Evans  and
Cyril Fisher
Andrew C. H. See
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Snehal G. Patel*
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Paul Q. Montgomery
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Peter H. Rhys Evans*
Affiliation:
Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Cyril Fisher
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr S. Patel, and for reprints: Mr P. H. Rhys Evans, Consultant Head & Neck/ENT Surgeon, Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ. Fax: 0171-351 5934
Address for correspondence: Mr S. Patel, and for reprints: Mr P. H. Rhys Evans, Consultant Head & Neck/ENT Surgeon, Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ. Fax: 0171-351 5934
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Abstract

Intralaryngotracheal thyroid is a rare clinical condition with only about 125 cases described so far in the literature. We present an unusual case of intralaryngotracheal thyroid which had many clinical features of malignancy and yet appeared benign on histology. As in this case, well-differentiated thyroid cancer can present with locally aggressive clinical features and can pose a dilemma in management if treatment decisions are guided solely by histological features.

Keywords

Laryngeal neoplasmsAirway obstructionLaser surgeryTracheal neoplasmsThyroid neoplasmsRadiotherapySurgery
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 7 , July 1998 , pp. 673 - 676
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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