title: Primary ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma in the floor of the mouth and tongue: a case report.
abstract: We report a rare case of papillary carcinoma in the tongue and floor of the mouth with metastasis in cervical lymph nodes. Treatment was by total thyroidectomy with right radical lymph node dissection of the neck, followed by 60 Gy of radiotherapy and 100 mCi (131)I. Pathological examination of the thyroid gland showed no primary cancer. We review publications about ectopic thyroid and the value of antithyroglobulin immunostaining for diagnosis and treatment of the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei and School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. sykao@vghtpe.gov.tw
authors.forename: S-Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: H- F
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: R C-S
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: A-H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: K-W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D037981:Neck Dissection; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000032:analysis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013954:Thyroglobulin