THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST WITH PAPILLARY CARCINOMA IN AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL

Authors
YOO KS CHENGAZI VU OMARA RE
Citation
Ks. Yoo et al., THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST WITH PAPILLARY CARCINOMA IN AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL, Journal of pediatric surgery, 33(5), 1998, pp. 745-746
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
33
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
745 - 746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1998)33:5<745:TDCWPC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A case of primary papillary carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct c yst is reported in a young girl. This is a rare finding, with only fiv e pediatric cases in the total of 115 cases reported in the literature . Subsequent management is described, including the role of scintigrap hy and radioiodine ablation. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Compa ny.