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Identification of papillary carcinoma in a thyroglossal cyst by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy
Author(s) -
Kashkari Sheila
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.2840060408
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , thyroglossal cyst , thyroglossal duct , hyoid bone , biopsy , carcinoma , papillary carcinoma , cyst , neck mass , lesion , aspiration biopsy , radiology , pathology , anatomy , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid
Papillary carcinoma was diagnosed in a fine‐needle aspirate from a cystic upper‐cervical midline lesion attached to the hyoid bone. Histological examination of the excised specimen verified the diagnosis. Carcinoma arising in thyroglossal cysts, though rare, should be considered in patients presenting with an anterior midline mass in the upper neck; fine‐needle aspiration may be useful in the preoperative diagnosis.