Abstract

Malignant degeneration on remnants of the thyroglossal tract is a very rare phenomenon. In our practice setting, we report the management of papillary carcinoma on a thyroglossal tract cyst. This was a 44-year-old female patient with a postoperative diagnosis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroglossal tract with an atypical clinical and ultrasound presentation. She subsequently underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral recurrent lymph node dissection, with resection of fibrous scar tissue in the previously operated hyoid region. We have discussed our therapeutic attitude to this rare pathology, the management of which is the subject of controversy.

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Title
Papillary carcinoma on thyroglossal tract cyst: our attitude toward a rare pathology whose management is often controversial
Author
Foma, Winga 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Solim U R Boko 1 ; Douhadji, Ingrid 1 ; Amana, Essobiziou 1 ; Pegbessou, Essobozou P 2 ; Amegbor, Koffi 3 ; Amana, Bathokedeou 1 ; Boko, Essohanam 4 

1  ENT Department, Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital , Lomé , Togo 
2  ENT Department, Lomé-Commune Regional Hospital , Lomé , Togo 
3  Anatomopathology Department, Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital , Lomé , Togo 
4  ENT Department, Campus University Hospital , Lomé , Togo 
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Aug 2023
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20428812
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad440
ProQuest document ID
3170771644
Copyright
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