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Papillary thyroid carcinoma formation in a thyroglossal cyst. A case report

Thyroglossal cyst rarely presents with carcinoma formation in the remnants of the thyroid gland. We report a 40 year old male with papillary thyroid carcinoma formation in a thyroglossal cyst. The patient underwent surgical intervention for the cyst. His pathology was positive for thyroid carcinoma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ali, MA, Abussa, A, Hashmi, H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CoAction Publishing 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3078210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21503216
http://dx.doi.org/10.4176/070611
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Sumario:Thyroglossal cyst rarely presents with carcinoma formation in the remnants of the thyroid gland. We report a 40 year old male with papillary thyroid carcinoma formation in a thyroglossal cyst. The patient underwent surgical intervention for the cyst. His pathology was positive for thyroid carcinoma and he underwent complete thyroidectomy with postoperative radioactive iodine treatment. His follow up revealed no evidence of recurrence.