Wolf in sheep’s clothing-ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||
| Article 5, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 13-16 PDF (1.05 M) | ||
| Document Type: Case report | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2018.10293 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Thilaga Rajendran* 1; Yatiee Swany Lahuri2; Noor Hasni Shamsudin2; Valuyeetham Kamaru Ambu2 | ||
| 1General Otolaryngology ENT Department, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | ||
| 2ENT Department, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Ectopic thyroid tissue occurs in about 1 in 10,000 people. It can be seen anywhere from foramen caecum to lower neck region. But, it is rarely seen in a lateral neck mass, especially in branchial cleft cyst. Transformation to a malignant state in an ectopic thyroid tissue is uncommon, with most of the diagnoses found routinely through the post-operative histopathological analysis. Hereby, we report a rare case of an ectopic papillary thyroid carcinoma with an initial pre-operative diagnosis of a branchial cleft cyst. However, no primary thyroid gland malignancy was found. The pathophysiology and rarity of these disorders are explored. A high index of suspicion of ectopic tissue and malignancy must be in mind while attending to patients with long-standing, uninvestigated lateral neck masses. Excision biopsy and histopathological study are the two definitive steps to be undertaken | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Branchial cleft cyst; ectopic thyroid carcinoma; ectopic thyroid | ||
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