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Thyroid carcinoma metastasizing to the submandibular gland: Sonographic findings
Author(s) -
Golant Brandon T.,
VelezPerez Anneliese,
Krishnamurthy Savitri,
Guo Ming,
Mousavi Shima,
Hu Mimi I.,
Varghese Jeena M.,
Zafereo Mark E.,
Debnam James M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22821
Subject(s) - medicine , submandibular gland , thyroid , medullary carcinoma , carcinoma , pathology , thyroid carcinoma , medullary cavity , radiology
Metastases to the submandibular gland are extremely rare; a literature search retuned only three previously reported cases from a thyroid gland primary site. Herein, we report two cases of metastatic thyroid carcinoma to the submandibular gland in a 64‐year‐old woman with PTC and a 70‐year‐old‐woman with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). The metastases were identified on CT and PET/CT in one case and on CT in the other case, but both were diagnosed with ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration. Our cases highlight that while rare, both PTC and MTC can metastasize to the submandibular gland.