Ectopic tumors of thyroid and parathyroid origin

2023-04-20 Paola Dal Cin, PhD , Yin (Rex) Hung, MD Affiliation

1.Brigham and Women's Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Boston , MA (USA)
2.Massachussetts General Hospital,Harvard Medical School, Boston (MA)

Classification

Definition

Ectopic tumors are those neoplasms of thyroid or parathyroid origin that occur in sites other than their typical location in the neck. Both ectopic thyroid and parathyroid lesions mainly occur in the anterior (prevascular) and/or superior mediastinum. See more details in WHO 2022 Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumours.

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Citation

Paola Dal Cin, PhD ; Yin (Rex) Hung, MD

Ectopic tumors of thyroid and parathyroid origin

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2023-04-20

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/solid-tumor/209120/ectopic-tumors-of-thyroid-and-parathyroid-origin

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