Latent Primary Papillary Microtumor in Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Wall - A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature

Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a common congenital midline neck mass. Generally TDCs are benign and incidence of malignancy in TDC is less than 1%. Majority of the tumors arise from thyroid remnants in the wall of the cyst and the common histologic type is papillary carcinoma.We report a 25-ye...

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Main Authors: S. Sumathi, Vamseedhar Annam, V. R. Mrinalini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2013-10-01
Series:National Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.njlm.net/articles/PDF/1998/7-6343_E(_)_F(H)_PF1(SH)_PFA(H).pdf