Vol. 6 (01) pp. 1575-1580 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6392

PAPILLARY CARCINOMA OF THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST: CASE REPORTS.

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  • College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

Thyroglossal duct cysts are most common etiology of midline neck mass in pediatric population representing around 70%. Although thyroglossal duct cysts are common, cases of thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma are rare with an incidence of 1%. We presented two cases of female patients who presented to our hospital with asymptomatic neck masses developed gradually over years which were diagnosed with papillary carcinoma after Sistrunk?s procedure with total thyroidectomy. Both patients were followed up post-operatively with lab investigations and imaging with no signs of recurrence. Lack of such cases due to its rare entities especially in our region, necessitate more studies to establish clear guidelines for the management of thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma.

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Mohammed Bassam Ashi, Saif Abdulghani Alghamdi, Omar Abdulaziz Alshehri, Abdulaziz Alqahtani, Mohammed Alqarni and Hatim Almaghrabi. (2018); PAPILLARY CARCINOMA OF THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST: CASE REPORTS., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 6 (01), 1575-1580, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6392

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Omar A. AlShehri
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs,
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