Incidental diagnosis of primary papillary carcinoma arising from thyroglossal duct cyst: A rare case report

Authors

  • Mukta Rawte Post-Graduate Student, Department of Pathology, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Kolhapur
  • Nabaneet Majumder Post-Graduate Student, Department of Pathology, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Kolhapur
  • Virendra Dafle Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Kolhapur
  • Pramod Purohit Consulting Pathologist, Purohit Laboratory, Station Road, Kolhapur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.9305

Keywords:

Thyroglossal duct cyst, Papillary carcinoma, Midline neck swelling

Abstract

Thyroglossal duct cysts are most common congenital anomalies in thyroid development and are usually presented with midline neck swelling. The co-existence of carcinoma in thyroglossal duct cyst’s is extremely rare. We, herein present a case of primary papillary carcinoma arising from thyroglossal duct cyst in a 45 year old woman.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.9305

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(1) 2015 129-131

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Published

2014-07-26

How to Cite

Rawte, M., Majumder, N., Dafle, V., & Purohit, P. (2014). Incidental diagnosis of primary papillary carcinoma arising from thyroglossal duct cyst: A rare case report. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(1), 129–131. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.9305

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Case Reports

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