Coexistence of a Carotid Body Tumor and Thyroglossal Duct Carcinoma With Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis
- Authors
- Kim, Jae Wook; Lee, Seung Won; Hong, Hyun Suk; Koh, Eun Seok; Choi, Eun Chang; Koh, Yoon Woo
- Issue Date
- Mar-2014
- Publisher
- 대한이비인후과학회
- Keywords
- Thyroglossal duct cyst; Carcinoma; Lymphatic metastasis; Carotid body tumor
- Citation
- Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, v.7, no.1, pp 69 - 72
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
- Volume
- 7
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 69
- End Page
- 72
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/12379
- DOI
- 10.3342/ceo.2014.7.1.69
- ISSN
- 1976-8710
2005-0720
- Abstract
- Thyroglossal duct carcinoma is uncommon, occurring in approximately 1% of all thyroglossal duct remnants. This rare neoplasm is characterized by relatively nonaggressive behavior with infrequent lymph nodal spread. Another rare neoplasm of the head and neck region is a carotid body tumor. A 78-year-old woman with a 3-year history of midline and bilateral neck masses was referred to us. Fine needle aspiration biopsies and a computed tomography scan suggested the diagnosis of thyroglossal duct carcinoma with cervical lymph node metastasis. Interestingly, the left-side neck mass was found to be splaying the carotid bifurcation, on computed tomography imaging. Carotid arteriography demonstrated a highly vascular mass in the bifurcation of the carotid artery that was compressing the internal and external carotid arteries. To our knowledge, this is the first reported instance of a thyroglossal duct carcinoma with neck metastasis accompanied by a carotid body tumor. In addition, the carotid body tumor in this case mimicked neck metastasis from the thyroglossal duct carcinoma.
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