Metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck to the thyroid: a single institution ’s experience with a review of relevant publications

The thyroid gland is a rare site of metastasis, and in particular of those of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) from the head and neck region. We have reviewed the aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, radiological features, immunohistochemical profile, prognosis, and management of metastatic SCC from the head and neck region to the thyroid, and searched current publications on the Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases using the following keywords: “SCC of thyroid”, “secondary SCC of thyroid”, and “metastasis to the thyroid”, for papers published during the last 33 years (April 1984 to October 2017).We found a total of 19 papers that reported a total of 32 cases that were relevant.

Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - June 9, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: A. Vatsyayan, D. Mandlik, P. Patel, P. Patel, N. Sharma, A. Joshipura, M. Patel, P. Odedra, J.C. Dubbal, D.S. Shah, S.A. Kanhere, K.J. Sanghvi, K. Patel Tags: Review Source Type: research