Diagnosis of Papillary Carcinoma in a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst by Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy

2000 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-142
Author(s):  
Yi Jun Yang ◽  
Shahandeh Haghir ◽  
John R. Wanamaker ◽  
Celeste N. Powers
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Thyroglossal Duct Cyst ◽  
Aspiration Biopsy ◽  
Duct Cyst ◽  
Thyroglossal Duct ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Thyroglossal Duct Cysts ◽  
Needle Aspiration Biopsy

Abstract The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst is rare and occurs in about 1% of thyroglossal duct cysts. Only 17 such cases diagnosed with fine-needle aspiration biopsy have been previously reported in the English-language literature, with a diagnostic rate of 53%. In this article, the cytologic features of the current case are emphasized and those of the previous reported cases are briefly reviewed. Diagnostic pitfalls of papillary carcinoma arising in thyroglossal duct cysts diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy are also discussed.

scholarly journals Distinguishing between isthmic thyroglossal duct cyst and goitre on nuclear thyroid scan: A case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-111
Author(s):  
Yetunde Ajoke Onimode ◽  
Segun Ayodeji Ogunkeyede ◽  
Peter Afolami
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Thyroglossal Duct Cyst ◽  
Duct Cyst ◽  
Thyroglossal Duct ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Thyroid Scan ◽  
Thyroglossal Duct Cysts

Thyroglossal duct cysts, which are the most frequently encountered congenital cervical anomalies in children, occur due to embryologic remnants of the thyroglossal duct. Although diagnosis may be challenging, clinicians can be aided by imaging and fine-needle aspiration biopsies. We describe the clinical management of a two-year-old boy with a thyroglossal duct cyst mimicking a goitre on a pertechnetate thyroid scan.

LYMPHOID INFILTRATION IN TOXIC GOITRES STUDIED WITH FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY

1972 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 480-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
Aspiration Biopsy ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Fine Needle Aspirates ◽  
Needle Aspiration Biopsy ◽  
Lymphoid Infiltration ◽  
Long Acting

ABSTRACT Cytodiagnostic fine needle aspiration biopsy specimens from toxic goitres were studied for signs of lymphoid infiltration. Comparison with histological sections of specimens obtained by surgery showed that an excess of lymphoid cells in the aspirate smears corresponded to a large number of lymphoid foci in these sections. Excess of lymphoid cells in the fine needle aspirates was also positively correlated with the occurrence of circulating thyroid antibodies against thyroglobulin and/or cytoplasmic antigen, but not with the presence of the long-acting thyroid stimulating factor, LATS. It also varied with age in that it was most common in the youngest patients and in patients between 40–55 years, while lymphoid infiltration was seldom seen in patients over 55 years. A finding of practical clinical interest was that in toxic goitres with cytological signs of lymphoid infiltration hyperthyroidism had less tendency to recur after treatment with thiocarbamide drugs than in those without such signs.

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