Open AccessConcomitant paraganglioma and thyroid carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Bo Lin,
Hongyu Yang,
Huijun Yang,
Shiyue Shen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i5.656
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid , paraganglioma , neck dissection , nodule (geology) , concomitant , neck mass , radiology , pathology , thyroid nodules , carcinoma , paleontology , biology
Paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma can coexist and are often found in multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN). However, very few cases highlight papillary thyroid carcinoma. We present herein a rare case of head and neck paraganglioma associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma.