Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Thyroid Metastasis from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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  • Kim Min-Sik (Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo Young-Hwa (Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho Kwang-Jae (Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho Seung-Ho (Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine)
  • 김민식 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 유영화 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 조광재 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 조승호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2002.11.01
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Abstract

Metastatic carcinomas to the thyroid gland are rare, and thyroid involvement by secondary carcinomas commonly results from direct the extension of malignant cells from adjacent organs such as the larynx or the trachea. The common primary sites of thyroid metastasis are kidney, breast, lung, and lymphoid tissue. Among head and neck cancers, nasopharyngeal carcinoma has a relatively high incidence of distant metastases to other sites and commonly involving sites are bone, lung, and liver. Recently, we experienced a case of a 43-year-old male who had been presented with neck mass for 3 months. He was diagnosed non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 1993. And, thyroid metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma was confirmed by total thyroidectomy. So we report this rare case with the review of literatures.

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