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'''Lateral aberrant thyroid tissue''' is [[thyroid gland|thyroid]] tissue lateral to the jugular vein. | '''Lateral aberrant thyroid tissue''' is [[thyroid gland|thyroid]] tissue lateral to the jugular vein, that is not within a [[lymph node]]. | ||
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> | ||