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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 85-88 |
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Thyroglossal duct cyst papillary carcinoma: A treatment puzzle yet to be solved!
Neha Shakrawal1, Bharti Varshney2, Aman Kumar Verma1, Sudeep Khera2, Amit Goyal1, Sourabha Kumar Patro1
1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sourabha Kumar Patro
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 408, 4th Floor, A Block, ENT OPD, OPD Complex, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur - 342 005, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/aiao.aiao_7_19
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Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most common congenital aberration of the thyroid gland. On the contrary, TGDC malignancies are rare events constituting <1% of all cases of thyroid carcinoma reported in the world. The rarity of the lesion precludes the formulation of clear guidelines and makes management decisions difficult. We describe a case of a young male who presented with a midline neck swelling and underwent radical Sistrunk's procedure and total thyroidectomy for primary papillary carcinoma in a TGDC. The need of total thyroidectomy in high-risk cases needs clinical suspicion and careful consideration of this differential.
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