title: Thyroid papillary carcinoma arising in a branchial cleft cyst.
abstract: We describe the clinico-pathological features and discuss the possible pathogenetic mechanism of thyroid papillary carcinoma arising in a branchial cleft cyst. This has been described only once previously in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jadusingh
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lyn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure