Primary papillary carcinoma in a thyroglossal cyst

B S Chandran; A Raman; B Perakath; J Subhashini; A Nair

Primary papillary carcinoma in a thyroglossal cyst

J Assoc Physicians India. 2001 Feb:49:283.

Authors

B S Chandran¹, A Raman, B Perakath, J Subhashini, A Nair

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Surgery Unit I and Radiation Therapy, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore 632 004, Tamil Nadu.

PMID: 11225148

Abstract

Papillary carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal cyst is rare. There is controversy regarding optimum management. We report a case managed by Sistrunk's procedure and external radiotherapy and review the literature on the subject.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Papillary / therapy*
Cobalt / therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
Humans
Male
Thyroglossal Cyst / diagnosis
Thyroglossal Cyst / therapy*

Substances

Cobalt