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Papillary carcinoma arising in thyroglossal duct cyst: A rare case presentation
Roopa Arora1, Fatima Al-Hashimi2
1MBBS, M.D Path, Senior Consultant, Pathology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
2MD, FRC Path, Specialist, Pathology, Salmaniya Medical complex, Manama, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Article ID: Z01201711CR10850RA
doi:10.5348/ijcri-2017111-CR-10850

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Arora R, Al-Hashimi F. Papillary carcinoma arising in thyroglossal duct cyst: A rare case presentation. Int J Case Rep Images 2017;8(11):721–724.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is a common congenital anomaly but carcinoma arising in thyroglossal duct cyst is rare, occurring in 1% of cases.
Case Report: We report a case of a 22-year-old female who was reported to have TGDC on radiology and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). However, histopathological examination of TGDC post-Sistrunk procedure revealed an incidental presence of papillary carcinoma arising within a thyroglossal duct cyst which invaded its wall as well as involved a resection margin.
Conclusion: The diagnosis of thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma can be missed due to its rarity.

Keywords: Diagnostic procedures, Management, Papillary carcinoma, Thyroglossal duct cyst



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Author Contributions
Roopa Arora – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Fatima Al-Hashimi – Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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