title: Papillary thyroid adenocarcinoma arising in a thyroglossal tract remnant following excision of a thyroglossal cyst: the importance of the Sistrunk procedure.
abstract: Carcinoma of the thyroglossal tract is a rarity--over the past 85 years only 160 cases have been reported. We report the first case of carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal tract remnant 10 years after simple excision of a thyroglossal cyst. This case highlights the importance of the Sistrunk procedure, (the removal of the entire thyroglossal tract) for preventing not only cyst recurrence, sinus and fistula formation, but also the occurrence of carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of West Indies General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rampaul
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Naraynsingh
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ramcharan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Josa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*