Carcinoma papilar en quiste del conducto tirogloso: Reporte de dos casos

Thyroglossal duct cyst is the most common congenital anomaly of thyroid gland development. However, papillary carcinoma is descríbed only in 1-2% of cases and the clinical appearance is indistinguishable from a benign thyroglossal duct cyst. We report two females aged 15 and 27years consulting for a cervical mass. In both, a solid cystic lesión was found and excised using the Sistrunk procedure. The biopsy disclosed a papillary carcinoma in both. The postoperative evolution of both patients was uneventful

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Main Authors: Guzmán G,Pablo, Baeza O,Aníbal, Cabello V,Alvaro, Montecinos L,Angélica, Leal M,Cristian, Roa S,Juan
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2008
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872008000900012
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