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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 24-26 |
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Synchronous papillary carcinoma of thyroid and mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland
Vodigenahalli N Ranjitha1, Daphne Fonseca1, Suseela Kodandapani1, Chandrasekhara Rao2, Hemant Nemade2
1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
2 Department of Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
Correspondence Address:
Daphne Fonseca
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana State, 500034
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JHNP.JHNP_5_21
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The presence of multiple malignancies of different histologies occurring synchronously is very rare and is reported in limited numbers across the literature. We hereby report a case presenting with papillary carcinoma of thyroid gland and mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland accompanied by regional lymph node metastasis of both the aforementioned malignancies. Recognition of such tumors is quintessential as the management and prognosis vary. |
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