title: Invasive thyroglossal duct carcinoma in childhood.
abstract: Thyroglossal duct carcinoma is a very rare tumor. Extracapsular invasion is even less common and can result in possible extension of the tumor into the surrounding musculature without metastatic lymphadenopathy. A case of a 13-year-old adolescent is presented to illustrate this problem. In this case a Sistrunk operation and total thyroidectomy followed by I131 ablation and thyroid hormone suppression was considered the treatment of choice.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tamkin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy