title: Papillary carcinoma of thyroglossal cyst.
abstract: Malignancy of thyroglossal cyst is a rare entity. Medical literature has reported only a very few cases till date. Histopathologically papillary carcinoma of thyroglossal cyst is the most common variety encountered in clinical practice. Surgical excision by Sistrunk operation is the standard treatment of choice followed by subtotal or total thyroidectomy whenever indicated. We report here two cases of thyroglossal cyst carcinomas and their respective management.
authors.affiliation: Calcutta National Medical College, 32, Gorachand Road, Calcutta, 14 West Bengal India  ; Flat No 2d, 23 Lenin Sarani Po Serampore, Dist. Hooghly, West Bengal 712 203 India.
authors.forename: Pranabashish
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Saumik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Ramanuj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
keywords: Papillary carcinoma; Thyroglossal cyst