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It is generally considered [[metastasis|metastatic]] thyroid carcinoma ([[papillary thyroid carcinoma]]) even if it looks benign.<ref name=pmid14452106>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Johnson| first1 = RW. | last2 = Saha | first2 = NC. | title = The so-called lateral aberrant thyroid. | journal = Br Med J | volume = 1 | issue = 5293 | pages = 1668-9 | month = Jun | year = 1962 | doi =  | PMID = 14452106 | PMC = 1958877 }}</ref>  
It is generally considered [[metastasis|metastatic]] thyroid carcinoma ([[papillary thyroid carcinoma]]) even if it looks benign.<ref name=pmid14452106>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Johnson| first1 = RW. | last2 = Saha | first2 = NC. | title = The so-called lateral aberrant thyroid. | journal = Br Med J | volume = 1 | issue = 5293 | pages = 1668-9 | month = Jun | year = 1962 | doi =  | PMID = 14452106 | PMC = 1958877 }}</ref>  


This dictum is disputed.<ref name=pmid17319317>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Escofet | first1 = X. | last2 = Khan | first2 = AZ. | last3 = Mazarani | first3 = W. | last4 = Woods | first4 = WG. | title = Lessons to be learned: a case study approach. Lateral aberrant thyroid tissue: is it always malignant? | journal = J R Soc Promot Health | volume = 127 | issue = 1 | pages = 45-6 | month = Jan | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 17319317 }}</ref> Benign thyroid in lymph nodes appears to have a benign behaviour.<ref name=pmid15744160>{{Cite journal  | last1 = León | first1 = X. | last2 = Sancho | first2 = FJ. | last3 = García | first3 = J. | last4 = Sañudo | first4 = JR. | last5 = Orús | first5 = C. | last6 = Quer | first6 = M. | title = Incidence and significance of clinically unsuspected thyroid tissue in lymph nodes found during neck dissection in head and neck carcinoma patients. | journal = Laryngoscope | volume = 115 | issue = 3 | pages = 470-4 | month = Mar | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1097/01.mlg.0000157841.63283.87 | PMID = 15744160 }}</ref>
This dictum is disputed.<ref name=pmid17319317>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Escofet | first1 = X. | last2 = Khan | first2 = AZ. | last3 = Mazarani | first3 = W. | last4 = Woods | first4 = WG. | title = Lessons to be learned: a case study approach. Lateral aberrant thyroid tissue: is it always malignant? | journal = J R Soc Promot Health | volume = 127 | issue = 1 | pages = 45-6 | month = Jan | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 17319317 }}</ref> Morphologically benign thyroid tissue in a lymph node appears to have a benign behaviour, if found incidentally.<ref name=pmid15744160>{{Cite journal  | last1 = León | first1 = X. | last2 = Sancho | first2 = FJ. | last3 = García | first3 = J. | last4 = Sañudo | first4 = JR. | last5 = Orús | first5 = C. | last6 = Quer | first6 = M. | title = Incidence and significance of clinically unsuspected thyroid tissue in lymph nodes found during neck dissection in head and neck carcinoma patients. | journal = Laryngoscope | volume = 115 | issue = 3 | pages = 470-4 | month = Mar | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1097/01.mlg.0000157841.63283.87 | PMID = 15744160 }}</ref>


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Revision as of 17:22, 21 November 2018

Lateral aberrant thyroid tissue is thyroid tissue lateral to the jugular vein, that is not within a lymph node.

It is generally considered metastatic thyroid carcinoma (papillary thyroid carcinoma) even if it looks benign.[1]

This dictum is disputed.[2] Morphologically benign thyroid tissue in a lymph node appears to have a benign behaviour, if found incidentally.[3]

Notes:

  • The level VI and VII lymph nodes are medial to the jugular.

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Comment

Morphologically benign appearing thyroid tissue (TTF-1 POSITIVE, thyroglobin POSITIVE, calcitonin NEGATIVE) was found in a lymph node. Correlation with additional testing is suggested to exclude the possibility of significant thyroid pathology.

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References

  1. Johnson, RW.; Saha, NC. (Jun 1962). "The so-called lateral aberrant thyroid.". Br Med J 1 (5293): 1668-9. PMC 1958877. PMID 14452106. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1958877/.
  2. Escofet, X.; Khan, AZ.; Mazarani, W.; Woods, WG. (Jan 2007). "Lessons to be learned: a case study approach. Lateral aberrant thyroid tissue: is it always malignant?". J R Soc Promot Health 127 (1): 45-6. PMID 17319317.
  3. León, X.; Sancho, FJ.; García, J.; Sañudo, JR.; Orús, C.; Quer, M. (Mar 2005). "Incidence and significance of clinically unsuspected thyroid tissue in lymph nodes found during neck dissection in head and neck carcinoma patients.". Laryngoscope 115 (3): 470-4. doi:10.1097/01.mlg.0000157841.63283.87. PMID 15744160.