Papillary carcinoma arising from a thyroglossal duct cyst

Abstract

Thyroglossal duct cyst is the most common midline congenital neck anomaly. Carcinoma arising from a thyroglossal duct cyst is a rare entity, the most com­ mon histological type being papillary carcinoma. A 23- year-old male patient presented with a painless mass at the level of the hyoid bone in the midline of the neck.İt was mobile on swallowing. With an initial diagnosis of thyroglossal duct cyst, the lesion was removed with the Sistrunk procedure. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen showed papillary carcinoma arising from the thyroglossal duct cyst. Thyroid sup- pression therapy was initiated postoperatively. The patient has been under follow-up for 30 months with no recurrence.

Keywords

• Carcinoma papillary, thyroglossal cyst/pathology/surgery, thyroid neoplasms

Tiroglossal duktus kistinden kaynaklanan papiller karsinom

Abstract

Tiroglossal duktus kisti boyun orta hat kitleleri içinde en sık karflılaflıan doğufltan anomalidir. Bu kistten karsinom geliflimi ise nadir olup, en sık histolojik tipini papiller karsinom oluflturmaktadır. Bu yazı- da, boyun orta hattında hiyoid kemik hizasında, ağrısız ve yutkunmakla hareketli kitle saptanan 23 yaflında erkek hasta sunuldu. Hastaya tiroglossal duktus kisti öntanısıyla Sistrunk ameliyatı uygulandı. Cerrahi örneğin histopatolojik incelemesi, tiroglossal duktus kistinden kaynaklanan papiller karsinom olarak bildirildi. Ameliyat sonrası dönemde tiroid supresyon tedavisine bafllandı. Hasta planlı poliklinik kontrolleri ile 30 aydır hastalıksız olarak takip edilmektedir.

Keywords

• Papiller karsinom, tiroglossal kist/patoloji/cerrahi, tiroid neoplazileri

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