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Cancer in thyroglossal duct cysts.

Jessica WongJames C LeeSimon GrodskiMeei YeungJonathan Serpell
Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)
The 7% incidence of TDCC is higher than the usually reported 1% in the literature. We recommend a preoperative USG to evaluate the TDC, thyroid gland and cervical lymph nodes, and an FNAC to target the solid component of the TDC, and favour total thyroidectomy for all patients with TDCC.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • lymph node
  • lymph node metastasis
  • systematic review
  • risk factors
  • patients undergoing
  • squamous cell
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • childhood cancer
  • young adults
  • early stage