Primary Papillary Thyroid Cancer of a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Jeffrey Liaw; Eric Cochran; Meghan N Wilson

doi:10.1177/0145561319825555

Primary Papillary Thyroid Cancer of a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Ear Nose Throat J. 2019 Mar;98(3):136-138. doi: 10.1177/0145561319825555. Epub 2019 Feb 5.

Authors

Jeffrey Liaw¹, Eric Cochran², Meghan N Wilson¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA.
² 2 Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA.

PMID: 30938240
DOI: 10.1177/0145561319825555

Abstract

Papillary thyroid carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst is very rare. We present the case of a teenage boy with a large thyroglossal duct cyst containing papillary thyroid carcinoma. There was no evidence of carcinoma within the thyroid gland, making this an important case of primary thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma.

Keywords: Head and Neck Cancer; Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma; Thyroglossal Duct Cyst.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Male
Thyroglossal Cyst* / complications
Thyroglossal Cyst* / pathology
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary* / etiology
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary* / pathology
Thyroid Gland* / diagnostic imaging
Thyroid Gland* / surgery
Thyroid Neoplasms* / etiology
Thyroid Neoplasms* / pathology
Thyroidectomy / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography / methods