tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma with concurrent thyroid carcinoma: a case report"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma with concurrent thyroid carcinoma: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma with concurrent thyroid carcinoma a case report Vittorio Gebbia 1 2 Carlo Di Gregorio3 and Marco Attard4 Open Access Address Department of Experimental Oncology and Clinical Applications University of Palermo Italy 2Medical Oncology Unit La Maddalena Clinic for Cancer Palermo Italy 3Service of Plastic Surgery Casa di Cura Candela Palermo Italy and 4Endocrinology Operative Unit Ospedale V Cervello Palermo Italy Email Vittorio Gebbia - Carlo Di Gregorio - cdigregorio@ Marco Attard - giulbruc@ Corresponding author Published 29 April 2008 Received 7 October 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 132 doi 1752-1947-2-132 Accepted 29 April 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 132 2008 Gebbia et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Thyroglossal duct carcinoma is a very rare finding and its presentation is similar to that of a benign cyst which is a relatively common developmental abnormality that may manifest as a midline neck mass. In general the diagnosis of thyroglossal duct carcinoma is based on the pathologic examination of the mass but needle aspiration cytology ultrasound and computed tomography play a role in the differential diagnosis of malignancy. Case presentation A further case of thyroglossal duct carcinoma and concurrent thyroid carcinoma with locoregional lymph node metastases affecting a 40-year-old woman followed up for 4 years is presented and discussed. Conclusion Sistrunk s surgical technique must always be the initial treatment but in case of carcinoma further surgery that is thyroidectomy

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