EGFR expression in primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid.
We present the case of a 57-year-old male with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid (PSCCT). Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) staining was strongly positive. Pharmaceuticals targeting EGFR may provide an additional therapeutic option for this rare disease with extremely poor prognosis.
Long
Jennifer L
JL
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California-Los Angeles, California, USA. jlong@mednet.ucla.edu
Strocker
Ali M
AM
Wang
Marilene B
MB
Blackwell
Keith E
KE
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy
D066246:ErbB Receptors