Inapparent twin malignancy in thyroglossal cyst: Case Report

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Moosa Feroze²  Karattuthazhath Karimbayil Rajan¹  Ramachandran Vijay¹ 

[1] Department of General Surgery, Calicut Medical College, Kozhikkode, Kerala, India;Department of Pathology, Calicut Medical College, Kozhikkode, Kerala, India

关键词: Neoplasm;    Tumor;    Sistrunk's procedure, Thyroidectomy;    Thyroglossal Cyst;    Squamous;    Carcinoma;    Papillary;   

Others  :  1207506
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-1-15

 received in 2003-07-02, accepted in 2003-08-27,  发布年份 2003

【 摘 要 】

Background

Although malignancy has been reported in thyroglossal cysts, synchronous occurrence of two malignancies is extremely rare.

Case Report

A case of concurrent papillary and squamous carcinoma arising in the thyroglossal cyst is presented here.

Conclusions

Papillary and squamous carcinoma simultaneously occurring in a thyroglossal cyst is rarely diagnosed prior to surgery and pose a therapeutic dilemma. In view of the extreme rarity of the condition, controversies do exist regarding the optimal strategy to be adopted. The ideal procedure needs to be individually tailored and involve a combination of surgery, radio ablation, thyroid suppression and external radiotherapy.

【 授权许可】

   
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