[Papillary carcinoma from the thyroglossal duct cyst: review of the literature and report of a case].
Cancer of a thyroglossal duct cyst is very rare. Clinical presentation is identical that of a benign cyst, and the diagnosis is histopathological. We report the case of 36 year-old woman treated for papillary carcinoma of a thyroglossal duct cyst. The treatment was surgical excision according Sistrunk method. There was no distant spread. After 22 months follow up, the patient is alive, with no signs of recurrence.
Sahraoui
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S
Centre d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. souhasahraoui@hotmail.com
Zamiati
S
S
Essaidi
M
M
Jalali
K
K
Acharki
A
A
Ouhtatou
F
F
Benchekroun
N
N
Tahri
A
A
Benider
A
A
Sqalli
S
S
Benchekroun
Y
Y
Kahlain
A
A
D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000150:complications*