Papillary adenocarcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst.: Case Report and Literature Review

Hays, Leonard L.; Marlowe, Julius F.

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“…Although most (80%) of these tumors are of the papillary type, virtually every type of thyroid malignancy has been reported in association with thyroglossal duct cysts (4,10,(18)(19)(20)(21). Although most (80%) of these tumors are of the papillary type, virtually every type of thyroid malignancy has been reported in association with thyroglossal duct cysts (4,10,(18)(19)(20)(21).…”

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“…The recurrence rate following this procedure is 2.6%, which is much lower than the recurrence rate when incomplete excision is performed (up to 38%) (15,17). Ectopic thyroid tissue along the course of the duct is variably reported in up to 62% of cases (Fig 3) (19,20,22). At histologic examination, stratified squamous epithelium or ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium lining the cyst wall is usually seen (16).…”

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Cervical congenital cystic masses constitute an uncommon group of lesions usually diagnosed in infancy and childhood. The most common congenital neck mass is the thyroglossal duct cyst. The diagnosis is easily established from the presence of a cystic lesion in the anterior midline portion of the neck. The vast majority of branchial cleft cysts arise from the second branchial cleft. They can occur anywhere from the oropharyngeal tonsillar fossa to the supraclavicular region of the neck. Cystic hygroma is the most common form of lymphangioma. In the neck, cystic hygromas are most commonly found in the posterior cervical space. They typically extend into adjacent structures without respecting the fascial planes. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts result from sequestration of ectodermal tissue. The floor of the mouth is the most common location in the neck. Cervical thymic cysts are very uncommon lesions and are found anywhere from the angle of the mandible down to the sternum. Laryngoceles are classified into internal, external, and mixed types and have a frequent association with laryngeal carcinoma.

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Carcinoma arising in thyroglossal duct remnant: Case reports and review of the literature

Saharia

1975

British Journal of Surgery

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Two cases of thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma are presented and the world literature is reviewed. There are only 74 cases reported to date. In nearly all the cases the clinical diagnosis was thyroglossal cyst. Although the great majority of the tumours were papillary adenocarcinomas, 13-15 per cent were of other histological types. The treatment has been quite variable, but the most common initial treatment was Sistrunk's (1928) operation. Following the establishment of the diagnosis of malignancy, thyroidectomy was done in several cases, but it failed to show any evidence of malignancy in most of the thyroids removed, which establishes firmly the de novo origin of these tumours from the thyroglossal duct remnant. In only one case had tumour disseminated to distant organs, the lung, liver, etc. The scepticism as to whether some of the carcinomas associated with thyroglossal duct remnants may not in fact represent metastases from a small primary tumour of thyroid gland is examined. It appears that, though a possibility of primary or metastatic tumour in the thyroid does exist, the probability does not appear to be high. From our own experience it is suggested that local excision followed by radiotherapy, irrespective of recurrence, may be worth considering for the treatment of such carcinomas.

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Postirradiation carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct remnant: Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

McGuirt

Marshall

1980

Head Neck

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A case of carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct remnant is presented. The tumor was a rare follicular variant of the papillary type of thyroid carcinoma. The patient had received external beam radiation to the head and neck both as a child and as an adolescent. The recently reported increased incidence of thyroid carcinoma is believed to be related to the former practice of irradiating cervical thymic and lymphoid tissue in children. Since it is normal thyroid tissue that remains in the thyroglossal duct tract, this ectopic tissue presumably has the same malignant potential as that in the thyroid gland. Therefore, more cases of carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct remnant may be seen as those patients who underwent head and neck irradiation in childhood mature.

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Papillary adenocarcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst.: Case Report and Literature Review

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

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Carcinoma arising in thyroglossal duct remnant: Case reports and review of the literature

Postirradiation carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct remnant: Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

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