Open AccessPrimary Papillary Carcinoma Arising in a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
Author(s) -
Young Chae Chu,
Jee Young Han,
Hye Seung Han,
Joon Mee Kim,
Soo Kee Min,
Young Mo Kim
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.3.381
Subject(s) - thyroglossal duct , medicine , neck dissection , neck mass , lymph node , cyst , malignancy , thyroid , thyroglossal cyst , carcinoma , cervical lymph nodes , radiology , pathology , cancer , metastasis
We report a case of papillary carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst, presenting with an anterior neck mass of a 31-year-old woman. The tumor was judged to be a primary lesion on the basis of intraoperative examination of the thyroid and pathologic findings of the mass. One year later, a small nodular mass in the left thyroid gland and lymph node enlargement of the right cervical lymph node were noted by follow-up imaging studies. Total thyroidectomy, right modified radical neck dissection and central neck dissection were performed. The thyroid gland revealed nodular hyperplasia without evidence of malignancy. On the other hand, the dissected neck lymph nodes revealed metastatic papillary carcinoma. Taken together, these findings suggested the tumor was a primary papillary carcinoma arising in the thyroglossal duct cyst.