Thyroglossal duct carcinoma

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Kahairi, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Leman, Wan Ishlah, H, Hasmah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Medical Association 2009
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/917/1/Thyroglossal_duct_carcinoma.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/917/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20087540

We report a 56-year-old Malay woman with a tumour that involved the skin and caused hyoid bone erosion. There was no clinical or radiological evidence of regional lymph node involvement. A modified radical neck dissection with preservation of the accessory nerve and internal jugular vein was perform...