Axillary lymph node metastases from thyroid carcinoma: Report of seven cases
Axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) of well- or poorly-differentiated thyroid cancer is rare. Notably, there are only 14 single case reports available; therefore, the mechanism of metastasis is unclear at this point. Because we encountered seven cases at a single institution, we were able to infer the mechanism of ALNM of thyroid cancer.The seven cases treated at our institution were analyzed retrospectively. In addition, 14 cases reported from other institutions were reviewed. All seven patients we treated and the 10 patients, among the 14, from other institutions were postoperative recurrences.
Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Atsushi Suehiro, Kunihiko Nagahara, Sueyoshi Moritani, Koichi Omori Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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