title: Thyroglossal duct carcinoma.
abstract: We report a 56-year-old Malay woman with a tumour that involved the skin and caused hyoid bone erosion. There was no clinical or radiological evidence of regional lymph node involvement. A modified radical neck dissection with preservation of the accessory nerve and internal jugular vein was performed, followed by an "extended" Sistrunk operation. The surgical defect was reconstructed with a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. Our literature review showed that this is the first reported thyroglossal duct carcinoma which involved the skin and required a pedicle flap reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Hospital, Kuantan 25100, Malaysia. kahairiabd@yahoo.com.my
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahairi
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wan Islah
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasmah
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D037981:Neck Dissection; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps