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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
Cysts of the thyroglossal duct are common congenital abnormalities. They present as asymptomatic midline cervical swellings. The risk of malignant change is low; only 103 cases have been reported in the world literature, 85% of which were papillary adenocarcinomas. The appropriate treatment for this condition remains controversial. The authors describe three patients who had papillary carcinoma contained within a thyroglossal-duct rest. All were treated by cyst resection and thyroid suppression, but without thyroidectomy and radioactive thyroid ablation. Postoperatively, all patients remained disease free, with no recurrence at follow-up ranging from 10 to 29 years. Isolated papillary carcinomas arising from primitive thyroid remnants, associated with a palpably normal thyroid gland at surgery and a negative thyroid scan, can be treated adequately by excising the thyroglossal mass.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0008-428X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
522-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of papillary carcinoma arising in thyroglossal-duct anlage.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Ont.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports