An unexpected finding: A case of papillary thyroid carcinoma within a lateral thyroglossal duct cyst

Thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDCs) are the most common congenital cysts in the anterior neck. The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) being present within a cyst is less than 1% and in most cases, the diagnosis is made postoperatively. We present a 60-year-old female with PTC arising from a...

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Main Authors: Pouya Namiranian, Robert S. Julian III, Brian M. Woo, Baorong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541923000329