title: Thyroid carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation with tracheal invasion.
abstract: We describe a case of thyroid carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation with tracheal invasion. The malignant tumor was managed by refined spiral tracheoplasty after tangential resection of the trachea. At 8 months after the surgery, computed tomography and bronchoscopy showed no tumor recurrence or tracheal stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan m2201@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Ming-Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Han-Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Neck dissection; Neoplasm invasiveness; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Thyroid neoplasms; Thyroidectomy; Trachea