A Rare case of papillary carcinoma in branchial cleft cyst
Neck mass histopathological surprise
Keywords:
Branchial cleft cyst, Papillary carcinoma, Thyroid
Abstract
Anomalies of branchial cyst are rare diseases of head and neck region. Confirmation el definite pathology is always challenging for clinicians. Ectopic thyroid tissue is ubiquitous in the body and branchial cleft cyst a congenital abnormality can rarely harbor thyroid tissue in cyst. Primary pupillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) inside ectopic thyroid tissue is extremely rare. We report a very rare case of PTC incidentally arising in a brunchial cyst cleft.
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3. Balasubramaniam GS, Stillwell RG, Kennedy JT: Papillary carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue within a branchial cyst. Pathology. 1992, 24: 214-216.
4. Jadusingh W, Shah DJ, Shaw H, Lyn C: Thyroid papillary carcinoma arising in a branchial cleft cyst. West Indian Med. 1996, 45: 122-124
5. Matsumoto K, Watanabe Y, Asano G: Thyroid papillary carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue within a branchial cleft cyst. Pathology Intern. 1999, 49: 444-446. 10.1046/j.1440-1827.1999.00894.x
6. Cappellani A, Di Vita M, Zanghi A, Di Stefano B, La Porta D, De Luca A, Lanzafame S, D’Angelo A: A case of branchial cyst with an ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma. Ann Ital Chir. 2004, 75: 349-351.
7. Cho JS, Shin SH, Kim HK, Lee JS, Park MH, Yoon JH, Jegal YJ. Primary papillary carcinoma originated from a branchial cleft cyst. J Korean Surg Soc. 2011 dec;81 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S12-6. Doi: 10.4174/jkss.2011.81.Suppl1.S12. Epub 2011 Nov 25. PMID: 22319730; PMCID: PMC3267057.
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10. Rigas G, Skalias A, Filentas A, Tsantila I, Blioskas S. An unusual case of a papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in a branchial cyst. Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Oct 23:1455613231207819.
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Das , A. K., Shelly, D., Jadhav, S., & Pitale, D. (2025). A Rare case of papillary carcinoma in branchial cleft cyst. Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 10(4), 68-71. Retrieved from https://pathology.medresearch.in/index.php/jopm/article/view/671
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