Parapharyngeal space metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Background: The parapharyngeal space contains adipose tissue, lymphatics, cranial nerves, and blood vessels that can serve as a site of tumor metastasis, often via the retropharyngeal lymph nodes. Papillary thyroid carcinoma lymphatic spread is rare but aggressive in nature, and not well detailed. C...

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Main Authors: Ryan Meyer, Camryn Marshall, Anastasiya Quimby, David Bimston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462452300014X