title: Papillary carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst: CT findings.
abstract: A case of papillary carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst is presented. The cystic mass may have a variable anatomic location: intralingual, suprahyoid, thyrohyoid, and suprasternal, along the course of the embryologic descent of the thyroid gland. Computed tomography allows characterization and precise identification of the extent of the lesion prior to surgical resection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed