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Table 1 Summary of literature review

From: Thyroid metastases from cervical carcinoma: unusual implications for clinicians-case report

Study

Study type

Age

Tumor size(cm)

Features

Ultrasound /CT/MRI

Outcome

Cheung AY et al.2000(USA) [7]

Case Reports

57

4

Twelve months later, due to the rapid enlargement of the goiter, which was causing difficulty in swallowing and breathing, the patient underwent an emergency total thyroidectomy

No inspection

Upon completion of a five-week course of radiotherapy, the clinically enlarged cervical nodes showed complete regression. No survival outcomes were reported

Singh R et al.2002(USA) [8]

Case Reports

38

8

One year later, the patient underwent an FNAC examination due to an enlarging neck mass

MRI of the neck showed a large mass on the right side

The patient died six months later despite receiving four cycles of Chemotherapy

Karapanagiotou E et al.2006 [9]

Case Reports

68

9

Four years later, a painless swelling in the region of the thyroid gland and a palpable mass on the right side of the neck prompted a biopsy of the thyroid gland

CT showed a large, irregular mass in the right lateral region of the neck

Overall survival following the diagnosis of thyroid metastasis was sixteen months

Varlı B et al.2019(Greece) [10]

Case Reports

55

3

Five months after her surgery, she experienced a painless enlargement of the thyroid gland, which was causing dyspnea

Ultrasonography was performe, revealing only a multinodular goiter

A total thyroidectomy was performed to relieve her symptoms. No survival outcome was reported

Celik SU et al.2016(Turkey) [11]

Case Reports

56

3.4

The patient had a six-month history of uterine cervical squamous cell carcinoma, with swelling in the neck and severe difficulty in swallowing. She underwent palliative surgery

Ultrasonographic examination of the thyroid revealed bilateral and multiple nodules with both micro- and macrocalcifications

Died five months after the diagnosis of thyroid metastasis