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| FNAC under ultrasound guidance may improve the diagnostic value on FNAC. Exist the difference between FNAC from the nodules in the thyroid and FNAC from thyroglossal channel cyst. |
| Belgrade, Serbia. | Dzodic (2012) |
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| For surgery of TDC carcinoma, Sistrunk’s procedure, total thyroidectomy with level I dissection is mandatory. Whether level II-IV dissection is performed depends on pathology of biopsied level II/III nodes. Level VI dissection is also recommended especially when carcinoma lesions are pre/intra operatively detected in the thyroid. |
| Seoul, (Republic of Korea) | Byeon (2012) | 22 | F | To our knowledge, Sistrunk’s operation and total thyroidectomy with lateral neck dissection via TARA approach utilizing the robotic surgical system has never been attempted before. It has some advantages over the conventional surgery in terms of cosmesis. However, careful consideration in selecting appropriate cases is required and prospective trials should be conducted to recognize long-term outcomes and to overcome potential limitations. |
| Saskatchewan, (Canada) | Tharmabala (2013) | 32 | F | Though Sistrunk’s procedure is adequate treatment for TDC, based on low, moderate, and high risk stratification, recommendations for further management of incidental TPC in TDC is discussed. |
| Seoul (Korea). | Choi (2013) |
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| There were ten patients who were diagnosed with TGDC carcinoma at our institution. All patients underwent pre-operative fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Nine patients were suspected of having papillary carcinoma following cytology. The Sistrunk operation (SO) was performed in four patients, SO with total thyroidectomy (SO/TT) was performed in three patients, and SO/TT with neck dissection was performed in three patients. |
| Busan, (Republic of Korea). | Yang (2013) | 28 | F | Thyroglossal duct carcinomas (TGDC) are rare, with approximately 274 reported cases since the first report in 1915. The prevalence of carcinomas in surgically removed thyroglossal duct cyst (TGD) is less than 1%. The usual recommended treatment for this condition is the Sistrunk operation, but controversies remain regarding the need for total or partial thyroidectomy. |
| Kitakyushu, (Japan) | Yamada S (2013) | 74 | F | Although metastatic thyroid papillary carcinoma of cervical lymph node was an important differential diagnosis owing to various overlapping clinicopathological features, coexistent benign lining epithelium or thyroid follicles, a histological hallmark of TDC, were present in the current case. |
| Thessaloniki (Greece) | Chrisoulidou (2013) | Mean Age 39.3 years | 4 F 2 M | Long-term follow-up is necessary for patients with thyroid carcinoma arising in a TGDC. In view of the frequent co-existence of thyroid cancer in these patients, we would recommend detailed thyroid evaluation and, eventually, total thyroidectomy at initial diagnosis of TGDC carcinoma. |
| Rome (Italy) | Proia (2014) | 20 | F | Our patient was treated using a modified Sistrunk operation, in which thyroidectomy proved crucial for the correct diagnosis and continuation of appropriate treatment. Our case confirms the difficulty in distinguishing a primitive thyroglossal duct carcinoma from a synchronous metastatic papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. |
| Ardabil (Iran) | Maleki (2014) | 22 | F | In our case there was neither invasion to adjacent tissue nor lymph node involvement. The patient then underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral neck dissection. The patient was treated with radioactive iodide and thyroid suppression therapy was given as adjuvant treatment. The patient has been following for two years without any metastasis. |
| Puducherri (India) | Sudharsanan (2017) | 76 | M | Thyroglossal Duct Cyst of an elderly patient. |