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Table 1 Clinical data of patients with metastatic involvement of the thyroid
| Source | Age (yr) | Sex | Site of primary lesion | Type of secondary thyroid surgery | Pathology results from thyroid specimen | Outcomes (months)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present case | 61 | M | Esophagus | Palliative bilateral NT + tracheostomy | SCC | 11 |
| Shuangshoti S et al. 1982 [9] | 58 | M | Esophagus | TT + ipsilateral CL | SCC | 5 |
| Yamada T et al. 1999 [10] | 74 | F | Esophagus | ST + Bilateral CL | SCC | / |
| Basu S et al. 2005 [11] | 55 | F | Esophagus | NA | SCC | NA |
| Cumbo-Nacheli G et al. 2007 [12] | 32 | M | Esophagus | NA | Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma | NA |
| Yoshida A et al. 1989 [7] | 71 | M | Stomach | ST | Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma | 7 |
| Ok E et al. 2000 [13] | 60 | F | Stomach | Bilateral ST | Undifferentiated carcinoma (with signet-ring cells) | 1.5 |
| Lee HC et al. 2010 [15] | 71 | M | Stomach | Bilateral NT | Poorly differentiated carcinoma | 4 |
| Ihn MH et al. 2009 [14] | 63 | F | Stomach | NA | Undifferentiated carcinoma (with signet-ring cells) | 6 |
| Poiana C et al. 2011 [16] | 70 | F | Stomach | NA | Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (with small cells) | NA |
