1. Neoplasms metastatic to the thyroid gland.
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Thompson, Lester D. R.
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THYROID gland tumors , *SYMPTOMS , *DIAGNOSTIC immunohistochemistry , *TUMORS ,THYROID disease diagnosis - Abstract
The article argues that tumors that occur in the thyroid gland as a result of lymph or vascular spread from distant sites are considered to represent metastatic disease rather than a direct extension of a primary from an adjacent organ. Although a thyroid gland mass may be the presenting clinical sign, it is more often the underlying thyroid gland disease that prompts clinical evaluation. Immunohistochemistry analysis will help with the separation between primary and metastatic tumors.
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- 2006
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