Carcinoma folicular tireoideo metastático para ducto tireoglosso

Meirelles, Roberto Campos; Salles, Ronaldo Antonio Reis Vianna

doi:10.1590/S0100-69911999000600016

Resumo

The authors present a case of a female. 43-year-old patient. with a neck mass suggestive of a thyroglossal duct cyst. During the operation. a hard and adherent mass was found and the pathological findings demonstrated a metastatic follicular carcinoma. Despite of the negative image, total thyroidectomy was performed and a small primary tumor of 0,2cm was found in the left inferior lobe. There were only three of these cases reported.

Follicular carcinoma; Thyroglossal duct; Thyroglossal cyst

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Carcinoma folicular tireoideo metastático para ducto tireoglosso

Thyroglossal duct metastatic follicular carcinoma

Roberto Campos Meirelles, TCBC-RJ^I; Ronaldo Antonio Reis Vianna Salles, TCBC-RJ^II

^IProfessor Adjunto e Coordenador da Disciplina de Otorrino1aringo1ogia do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da UERJ. Doutor em Otorrinolaringo1ogia pela FMVSP

^IIProfessor Titular da Disciplina de Cirurgia Geral do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da UERJ. Vice-Presidente do Núcleo Central do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões

^{Endereço para correspondência} Endereço para correspondência: Dr. Roberto Campos Meirelles Av. Pasteur, 72 2º andar 22290-240 - Rio de Janeiro RJ E-mail: meirelles@radnet.com.br

ABSTRACT

The authors present a case of a female. 43-year-old patient. with a neck mass suggestive of a thyroglossal duct cyst. During the operation. a hard and adherent mass was found and the pathological findings demonstrated a metastatic follicular carcinoma. Despite of the negative image, total thyroidectomy was performed and a small primary tumor of 0,2cm was found in the left inferior lobe. There were only three of these cases reported.

Key words: Follicular carcinoma; Thyroglossal duct; Thyroglossal cyst.

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Recebido em 18/8/99

Aceito para publicação em 18/10/99

Trabalho realizado no Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia - Departamento de Especialidades Cirúrgicas, Serviço de Cirurgia Geral - Departamento de Cirurgia Geral do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ern esto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ.

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