Affiliation:
1. Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, India
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Abstract
Thyroglossaal cyst associated carcinoma is a rare and comprise 1% of all thyroid carcinoma.(1) We in this report present a case of primary
papillary carcinoma arise in a thyroglossal duct cyst. A 36 year old male presented with cystic mass in front of neck,ultrasound scanning was
suggestive of a complex cystic lesion and normal thyroid,FNAC showed Thyroglossal cyst with inammation.The Sistrunk procedure was
performed and histopathology conrmed the diagnosis of Papillary carcinoma thyroid in thyroglossal cyst
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