Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Thyroid carcinoma in a thyroglossal duct cyst is very rare and surgical management is based on the individual experience.Patients and methods: Twelve cases of primary TDC thyroid carcinoma operated in one Institution during last 25 years. Sistrunk`s procedure was done in all cases followed by dissection of submental and prehyoid lymph nodes and bilateral biopsy of level 3. In the same act 11 of 12 patients underwent total thyroidectomy. In ca...