title: Parasitic nodule of the right carotid triangle.
abstract: We present the case of a woman in whom intraoperatory examination of a laterocervical mass in the right carotid triangle (thought to be a glomus tumor) disclosed thyroid tissue. Although the overwhelming majority of cases of "thyroid parenchyma in the laterocervical region" represent a lymph node metastasis from a primary occult thyroid carcinoma, the rare occurrence of a parasitic nodule, as in our case, must be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Legnano General Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sironi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Declich
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cozzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pareschi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009333:Neck; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology