Paraganglioma of the thyroid.
We present a case of paraganglioma of the thyroid. The preoperative evaluation, surgical management, and histopathology are described. Four similar cases that have been reported are summarized, and a hypothesis for the origin of a paraganglioma within the thyroid capsule is proposed.
de Vries
E J
EJ
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
Watson
C G
CG
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology