Differential diagnosis of a lateral cervical cyst and solitary cystic lymph node metastasis of occult thyroid papillary carcinoma.
We present a case of solitary cystic lymph node metastasis from an occult thyroid papillary carcinoma mimicking a lateral cervical cyst, and a case of thyroid papillary carcinoma with a true lateral cervical cyst. Based on a comparison of the radiographical findings of the two cases, differential diagnosis between cystic lymph node metastasis of papillary carcinoma and branchial cyst is discussed.
Nakagawa
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan. a195112@ych.or.jp
Takashima
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Tomiyama
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001935:Branchioma / Q000473:pathology*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods