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[Ectopic thyroid carcinoma in front of hyoid bone misdiagnosed as thyroglossal cyst:a case report]
Zhengxin Zhu1, Bing Liao1, Xiaoyan Tian1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University,Nanchang,330006,China.
Abstract:
A clinical case of ectopic thyroid carcinoma in front of hyoid bone was reported in this paper. The patient, a 17-year-old female, presented with an enlarging neck mass of 1-week history. Physical examination revealed a 3 cm×2 cm neck mass in front of the hyoid bone. Ultrasonographic depicted as a cystic solid mixed echogenic mass with punctate strong echogenicity. CT scan showed a cystic-solid mass in front of the hyoid bone with punctate calcifications. The patient was misdiagnosed as a thyroglossal duct cyst and underwent surgery. The final pathological diagnosis was papillary thyroid carcinoma with cyst formation.
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