Abstract
Primary papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is a rare but well-documented phenomenon. Typically, patients present with a painless, midline neck mass found to be a TGDC on routine imaging (computed tomography or ultrasound), and undergo a Sistrunk procedure for removal. Papillary thyroid carcinoma is then found incidentally within the cyst on histopathologic examination. We describe a unique case of papillary thyroid carcinoma as a lateral neck lesion without clinical, radiographic or histologic evidence of a TGDC or primary neoplasm in the thyroid
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 100203 |
Journal | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- Neck mass
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oral Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology