Thyroid cancer is a unique malignancy arising from the endocrine system, and its nature is
different from more common squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region. Multiple …

Background Lymph node metastases are relatively common in thyroid carcinoma, but
retropharyngeal nodes (RPN) are rare. Management may be surgical or non-surgical …

Background: Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases (RPMs) from differentiated thyroid
carcinoma (DTC) are rare. Treatment includes surgical resection, radioactive iodine (RAI) …

Objective To characterize nodal disease of patients presenting with papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) Study Design Retrospective chart review. Methods PTC patients who …

Background Retropharyngeal metastases are uncommon but a well-known location for
regional spread of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC). Surgeon-performed, trans …

Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) often metastasizes to the central and lateral
neck lymph nodes, but rarely affects retropharyngeal nodes (RPN). Methods We …

Background Nodal involvement of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) commonly occurs in the
paratracheal region and the internal jugular chain. Lymph node metastasis in the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: One of the dilemmas facing clinicians treating patients
with thyroid cancer is the evaluation of postthyroidectomy patients with rising serum …

Background Parapharyngeal lymph node (PPLN) metastasis from thyroid carcinoma is rare.
We describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and surgical treatment of this condition …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe the use of transoral sonography in the
diagnosis, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, and intraoperative localization of …