Schwannoma of the thyroid gland A continued preoperative diagnostic dilemma

Journal Title: International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 9

Abstract

Non epithelial tumors of the thyroid glands are extremely rare, representing <1% of all thyroid tumors.(1) These tumors most often mimic a thyroid nodule. A case of Schwannoma of the thyroid gland which was diagnosed on histopathological examination after a hemithyroidectomy is reported here.

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Ramani Ranjan Mund, Naresh Dayaldas Badlani, Pratyusha Priyadarshini

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  • EP ID EP367051
  • DOI 10.7439/ijbar.v7i9.3561
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Ramani Ranjan Mund, Naresh Dayaldas Badlani, Pratyusha Priyadarshini (2016). Schwannoma of the thyroid gland A continued preoperative diagnostic dilemma. International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 7(9), 477-478. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-367051