JOURNAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY (OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY) ›› 2011, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (3): 22-24.

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Hypopharynx-esophageal carcinoma misdiagnosed as thyroid disease: a clinic analysis of 4 cases

LIN Bin，WANG Hui-ge   

  1. Department of Otolaryngology＆Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University  Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2011-02-14 Revised:2011-04-14 Online:2011-06-16 Published:2011-06-16

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Abstract:

Objective     To investigate patterns of thyroid invasion in hypopharynx-esophageal carcinoma by analyzing 4 cases which were misdiagnosed as thyroid disease. Method      The clinical data of 4 hypopharynx-esophageal carcinoma potients who were misdiagnosed as thyroid disease were analyzed and related literature was reviewed. Result      Postoperative pathological studies confirmed squamous cell carcinoma in all cases. Conclusion      Hypopharynx-esophageal carcinoma can easuy invade the thyroid gland. To reach a correct diagnosis, physicians must pay much attention to such a scenario.

Key words: Hypopharyngeal carcinoma; Esophagus carcinoma; Thyroid; Invasion

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  • R735.1
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