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Rev. méd. Chile
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136(9): 1169-1174, sept. 2008. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Thyroglossal duct cyst is the most common congenital anomaly of thyroid gland development. However, papillary carcinoma is described only in 1-2 percent 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 lesion was found and excised using the Sistrunk procedure. The biopsy disclosed a papillary carcinoma in both. The postoperative evolution of both patients was uneventful.