Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Arising in a Branchial Cleft Cyst

Thyroid ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juri Park ◽  
Soon-Young Kwon ◽  
Nan-Hee Kim ◽  
Sei-Hyun Baik ◽  
Dong-Seop Choi
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cyst ◽  
Branchial Cleft

Papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis to a branchial cleft cyst: a case report and review of imaging

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Andy Cooc ◽  
Insun Chong ◽  
Kevin Yuqi Wang ◽  
Kevin Jiang ◽  
Christie M. Lincolns
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cyst ◽  
Branchial Cleft ◽  
Carcinoma Metastasis

scholarly journals Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Spreading into Branchial Cleft Cyst

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harun Gur ◽  
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Rabia Bozdogan Arpaci ◽  
Onur Ismi ◽  
Ahmet Dag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cyst ◽  
Branchial Cleft

scholarly journals Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Branchial Cleft Cyst without a Thyroid Primary: Navigating a Diagnostic Dilemma

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas S. Ruhl ◽  
Mark F. Sheridan ◽  
Joseph C. Sniezek
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Total Thyroidectomy ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Lateral Neck ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cyst ◽  
Diagnostic Dilemma ◽  
Neck Masses ◽  
Branchial Cleft

We report a rare case of papillary thyroid carcinoma incidentally found within a branchial cleft cyst. Only four other cases have been described in the literature. A total thyroidectomy and selective neck dissection was performed, and no evidence of occult primary disease was found after review of fine sections. Branchial cleft cysts are the most common lateral neck masses. Ectopic thyroid tissue within a branchial cleft cyst is an unusual phenomenon, and papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from this tissue is extremely rare. Clinicians are left with a diagnostic dilemma when presented with thyroid tissue neoplasm within a neck cyst in the absence of a thyroid primary—is this a case of metastatic disease with a missed primary or rather carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue? A thorough discussion of the etiologies of these lateral neck masses is reviewed including the embryogenesis of thyroid tissue in a branchial cleft cyst. The prognosis of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma in lateral neck cysts without a primary site identified appears to be good following excision of the cyst and total thyroidectomy. Other management recommendations regarding these unique lateral neck malignancies are also presented.

scholarly journals Branchial Cleft Cyst Harbors Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario A Marotta ◽  
Timothy J Morley ◽  
Maxwell J Jabaay ◽  
Leah O Grcevich ◽  
Ryan Gegg
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cyst ◽  
Branchial Cleft

scholarly journals Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Occurring in Branchial Cleft Cyst: Case Report and Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
Swei H. Tsung
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Congenital Abnormality ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cyst ◽  
Branchial Cleft

Ectopic thyroid tissue is ubiquitous in the body, most frequently seen at the base of tongue, accounting for approximately 95% of reported cases. Branchial cleft cyst, a congenital abnormality, can occasionally harbor thyroid tissue inside the cyst. These ectopic thyroid tissues can develop the same disease as the orthodox thyroid gland, including the malignant diseases. Papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in the branchial cleft cyst was extremely rare, total of only 14 cases were reported in the literature. Herein, I report additional case which was discovered incidentally after surgery.

scholarly journals Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma with a Large Cystic Dilated Lymph Node Metastasis to the Neck Mimicking a Branchial Cleft Cyst: A Potential Pitfall

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Osman Ilkay Ozdamar ◽  
Gul Ozbilen Acar ◽  
Cigdem Kafkasli ◽  
M. Tayyar Kalcioglu ◽  
Tulay Zenginkinet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Cystic Mass ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cyst ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Branchial Cleft

Lateral cervical cystic mass in a young adult very rarely could be a first sign of an occult thyroid papillary microcarcinoma metastasis. In this paper, we presented a 37-year-old male patient whose preoperative 6 cm left lateral cervical cystic mass was initially diagnosed as branchial cleft cyst, but then the postoperative histopathological examination of the mass was revealed as papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis. Preoperative fine needle aspiration biopsy was relevant with a branchial cleft cyst. In the left thyroid lobe there were 3 solid nodules with 4, 6, and 12 mm dimensions, respectively. One of the nodules had malignant well-differentiated cells diagnosed after fine needle aspiration biopsy. After total thyroidectomy, histopathologic evaluation of biopsy material’s showed papillary thyroid microcarcinomas. This case indicates that especially in a young adult lateral cervical cystic mass should be carefully considered preoperatively for the possibility of metastatic occult thyroid carcinoma, especially for papillary carcinoma in differential diagnosis, and evaluation of the thyroid gland should be taken into account.

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