• Title of article

    PRIMARY THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST PAPILLARY CARCINOMA: A CASE REPORT

  • Author/Authors

    Tunio, Mutahir A. King Fahad Medical City - Comprehensive Cancer Center - Department of Radiation Oncology, Saudi Arabia , Al Asiri, Mushabbab King Fahad Medical City - Comprehensive Cancer Center - Department of Radiation Oncology, Saudi Arabia , Al-Qahtani, Khalid Hussain King Saud University - College of Medicine - Department of Otolaryngology- Head Neck Surgery, Saudi Arabia , Riaz, Khalid King Fahad Medical City - Comprehensive Cancer Center - Department of Radiation Oncology, Saudi Arabia

  • From page
    414
  • To page
    416
  • Abstract
    A Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most frequent congenital cervical anomaly (~70% in children and 7% in adults) in the development of the thyroid gland. However, incidence of carcinoma arising from a TGDC is extremely rare (≤1%) and is diagnosed during the pathologic examination of thyroidectomy specimen. To date, only fewer related cases have been reported to the literature. Among those cases, only few were diagnosed as primary TGDC papillary carcinoma. Here in, we present a case of 25- year old woman with primary TGDC papillary carcinoma identified after sistrunk surgery. Later on, patient underwent total thyroidectomy, bilateral neck dissection and adjuvant radioactive iodine ablation. The patient was alive and without any recurrence at fifth year of follow-up after her initial diagnosis.
  • Keywords
    Thyroglossal duct cyst , Papillary carcinoma , Rare manifestation
  • Journal title
    Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute (JPMI)
  • Journal title
    Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute (JPMI)
  • Record number

    2636580