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Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroglossal duct
Author(s) -
Adler Mayer,
Freeman Jeremy L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880130514
Subject(s) - thyroglossal duct , medicine , cyst , papillary carcinoma , carcinoma , thyroid carcinoma , follicular carcinoma , pathology , thyroglossal cyst , thyroid
A thyroglossal duct cyst is an embyrologic remnant that often manifests as a swelling in the midline of the neck. The development of a carcinoma in a cyst is rare but well recognized. The majority of those reported are papillary carcinoma; there have been 4 cases of mixed follicular‐papillary (which biologically and clinically behaves as a papillary carcinoma) and only 1 follicular. A computer search of the literature revealed no previous report of a Hürthle cell carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct. A case of Hürthle cell carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct is presented, and the pathology, clinical manifestations, and management are reviewed.