Parapharyngeal Nodal Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Catching Early.

Abhijeet Kumar MishraPradeep PradhanSwagata ChakrabortySantosh Kumar SwainPavithra Ayyanar

Published in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2024)

- Metastasis to parapharyngeal space in Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is rare and often missed on routine evaluation. Contrast-enhanced CT/MRI can be added as a primary investigation in challenging cases of suspicious malignancy of the thyroid.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
lymph node
diffusion weighted imaging
dual energy
clinical practice
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
ultrasound guided
clinical evaluation