[Papillary carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst: report of two cases].
Thyroglossal duct cyst is the most common congenital anomaly of thyroid gland development. However, papillary carcinoma is described only in 1-2% of cases and the clinical appearance is indistinguishable from a benign thyroglossal duct cyst. We report two females aged 15 and 27 years consulting for a cervical mass. In both, a solid cystic lesion was found and excised using the Sistrunk procedure. The biopsy disclosed a papillary carcinoma in both. The postoperative evolution of both patients was uneventful.
Guzmán G
Pablo
P
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile. pguzman@ufro.cl
Baeza O
Aníbal
A
Cabello V
Alvaro
A
Montecinos L
Angélica
A
Leal M
Cristian
C
Roa S
Juan
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery