Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Diagnosis
- Tracheal Invasion of Thyroid Carcinoma
- Radiologic Findings
- FNA, Thyroid gland: Papillary carcinoma
Trachea, bronchoscopic biopsy; Papillary carcinoma, most probably direct invasion from thyroid gland
- Brief Review
- Major cause of death in patients with thyroid carcinoma
Incidence:
- Fewer than 5% of cases of well-differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid
- 26~53% of cases of anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid.
Treatment of choice: Surgical removal of all gross tumor with preservation of healthy structures.
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- Keywords
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Tracheal Invasion of Thyroid Carcinoma,