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World J Clin Oncol. Dec 10, 2014; 5(5): 1117-1120
Published online Dec 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.1117
Published online Dec 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.1117
Thyroid carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation: Case presentation of a young man
Chiara Abeni, Chiara Ogliosi, Luigina Rota, Paola Bertocchi, Alberto Zaniboni, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, 25124 Brescia, Italy
Alessandra Huscher, Department of Radiotherapy, Fondazione Poliambulanza, 25124 Brescia, Italy
Giordano Savelli, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Poliambulanza, 25124 Brescia, Italy
Mariano Lombardi, Department of Pathology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, 25124 Brescia, Italy
Author contributions: Abeni C, Ogliosi C, Rota L, Huscher A, Savelli G, Lombardi M and Zaniboni A diagnosed and followed the patient; Huscher A performed the radiotherapy; Savelli G performed and interpreted the PET; Lombardi M interpreted the histological data; Abeni C, Ogliosi C, Bertocchi P and Rota L prepared the manuscript; Zaniboni A evaluated the draft and suggested revisions; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Alberto Zaniboni, MD, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Via Bissolati 57, 25124 Brescia, Italy. zanib@numerica.it
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Received: March 31, 2014
Revised: September 23, 2014
Accepted: October 14, 2014
Published online: December 10, 2014
Revised: September 23, 2014
Accepted: October 14, 2014
Published online: December 10, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation (CASTLE) is a very rare tumor and is very important to differentiate it from others head and neck tumors because therapy and prognosis are different. Moreover, diagnosis is often complicated. Case reports on this topic, reporting treatment modalities, are useful, because there is no standard treatment for CASTLE.