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Malignant Melanoma Metastacizing To The Thyroid Gland: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Brian Kung, Saba Aftab, Moira Wood, David Rosen
Malignant Melanoma Metastacizing To The Thyroid Gland: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Brian Kung, Saba Aftab, Moira Wood, David Rosen
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers
Oral presentation 2006 AAO-H&NS Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada September 17-20, 2006.
Objectives: The thyroid gland is a relatively uncommon site for secondary malignancy. Even lesscommon is metastasis of malignant melanoma to the thyroid gland. We present a case of malignantmelanoma metastatic to the thyroid gland presenting as thyroid enlargement.
Study Design: This is a case report which utilizes chart review, intraoperative photographs,radiographic images, and pathology slides.
Methods: A 68 year old patient with no prior evidence of primary skin melanoma presented witha neck mass which tested positive for melanoma. A year and a half following modified radical neckdissection, the patient …