Endocrine Abstracts

Intrathyroidal thymic carcinoma (ITTC) is a rare thyroid malignancy. Its histology resembles that of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the thyroid. However, ITTC shows a much more favorable prognosis than SCC. We analyzed the backgrounds and clinicopathological features of 10 patients who treated with ITTC in our medical center. Five patients was male, and another five was female. The average tumor size was 4mm, and it ranged from maximum 68mm to minimum 13mm. In pre-operative ...