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Is ‘lateral aberrant thyroid’ always metastatic tumour?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. G. Watson ,
J. P. Birchall  and
J. V. Soames
M. G. Watson*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN.
J. P. Birchall
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN.
J. V. Soames
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW.
*
Mark G. Watson, ENT Department, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT.
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Abstract

It is now a widely held belief that so-called ‘lateral aberrant thyroid’ tissue actually represents a metastasis from a malignant tumour of the thyroid gland. A case is presented which suggests that this is not always true, and an extensive review of the relevant literature is discussed.

Keywords

Thyroid diseasesThyroidectomy

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 4 , April 1992 , pp. 376 - 378
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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