Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | Volume 3, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access

A Rare Malignant Neuroectodermal Tumour in the Thyroid Gland

Nebu A George, Shirish Patil^*, Sandeep Suresh and Ciju George

Department of Head and Neck Oncosurgery, Regional Cancer Centre, India

^*Correspondance to: Shirish Patil 

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Abstract

Medulloepithelioma (ME) is a rare embryonal tumor predominantly located in the eye or in the central nervous system without an established treatment. We report of a case of a peripheral ME treated with surgery and local radiotherapy. Also, a literature review suggesting the role of Chemotherapy has been included.

Keywords:

Medulloepithelioma; Thyroid gland; Cervical medulloepithelioma

Citation:

George NA, Patil S, Suresh S, George C. A Rare Malignant Neuroectodermal Tumour in the Thyroid Gland. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;3(3):1090.