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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2020

Synchronous squamous cell carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from the thyroglossal duct remnant: Case report and a review of the literature.

Marco Puccini, Nicolò Roffi, Valentina Pucci, Giacomo Fiacchini, Clara Ugolini, Piero Buccianti

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco PucciniDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-8125
Nicolò RoffiDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Valentina PucciDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Giacomo FiacchiniOtolaryngology, Audiology and Phoniatric Operative Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana (AOUP), University of Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9832-4799
Clara UgoliniSection of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Piero BucciantiGeneral Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
University of Pisa · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma simultaneously spreading from the thyroglossal duct remnant (TGDR) is a very rare event. The recognition of this condition allows a correct management and treatment, offering the best chances of cure to the patient. We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who noticed a right-sided lump in her neck. An ultrasound scan confirmed multiple clusters of enlarged lymph nodes on the right side associated to a pre-hyoidal solid nodule. The thyroid gland was normal. Fine-needle aspiration cytology on two nodes revealed distinct metastases from squamous cell carcinoma and from papillary thyroid carcinoma. A careful screening for other head and neck tumors was negative. She underwent a Sistrunk procedure, total thyroidectomy and right lateral lymphadenectomy with en bloc jugular vein resection. On histology, a 2 cm papillary and a small squamous cell carcinoma of the TGDR were documented, with nodal metastases from both primaries. We report the overall management strategy, treatment and outcome at 26-month follow-up, and a review of the literature.

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head and neck cancerpapillary thyroid carcinomasquamous cell carcinomaThyroglossal duct neoplasmsthyroglossal duct remnant

Identifiers

PMID32477553
PMCPMC7234328
OpenAlexW3021327826

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