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Papillary Carcinoma Arising in a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Papillary Carcinoma Arising in a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst SRU CASES OF THE DAY Jason J. Higgins, DO* and Mindy M. Horrow, MD*† CLINICAL HISTORY DISCUSSION A 40-year-old man presents with a 6-month history of an enlarg- The differential diagnosis of midline cystic masses in- ing midline mobile neck mass located superior to the level of the cludes thyroglossal duct cyst, dermoid and epidermoid tumors, thyroid gland. He has no other pertinent history. lymphatic malformations, cystic lymph nodes, and occasionally branchial cleft cysts. Thyroglossal duct cyst is the most com- mon congenital neck mass, forming anywhere along the course IMAGING FINDINGS of the thyroglossal duct from the tongue to the thyroid gland. Ultrasound imaging of the mass in gray scale and Doppler The remnants of the duct are usually cysts that are lined with re- was performed. Figure 1 shows sagittal and transverse views spiratory and/or squamous epithelium, containing ectopic thy- of the mass. Figure 2 is performed with power Doppler. The roid tissue in at least a third of cases. Most of these cystic palpable abnormality is a primarily cystic mass measuring remnants are in the midline or within 2 cm and usually at or be- 5.0  3.4  4.1 cm arising in the midline separate http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ultrasound quarterly Wolters Kluwer Health

Papillary Carcinoma Arising in a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Higgins, Jason J.; Horrow, Mindy M.
Ultrasound quarterly , Volume Publish Ahead of Print – Oct 1, 2017
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SRU CASES OF THE DAY Jason J. Higgins, DO* and Mindy M. Horrow, MD*† CLINICAL HISTORY DISCUSSION A 40-year-old man presents with a 6-month history of an enlarg- The differential diagnosis of midline cystic masses in- ing midline mobile neck mass located superior to the level of the cludes thyroglossal duct cyst, dermoid and epidermoid tumors, thyroid gland. He has no other pertinent history. lymphatic malformations, cystic lymph nodes, and occasionally branchial cleft cysts. Thyroglossal duct cyst is the most com- mon congenital neck mass, forming anywhere along the course IMAGING FINDINGS of the thyroglossal duct from the tongue to the thyroid gland. Ultrasound imaging of the mass in gray scale and Doppler The remnants of the duct are usually cysts that are lined with re- was performed. Figure 1 shows sagittal and transverse views spiratory and/or squamous epithelium, containing ectopic thy- of the mass. Figure 2 is performed with power Doppler. The roid tissue in at least a third of cases. Most of these cystic palpable abnormality is a primarily cystic mass measuring remnants are in the midline or within 2 cm and usually at or be- 5.0  3.4  4.1 cm arising in the midline separate

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Ultrasound quarterly – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Oct 1, 2017

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