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ea0020p321 | Clinical case reports and clinical reports | ECE2009

A primary differentiated carcinoma of ectopic mediastinal thyroid: report of two cases

Yamina Aribi , Samia Ould Kablia , Rosa Akrouf , Zahra Kemali

Thyroglossal ductal cyst is the most common congenital cervical pathology. Abnormalities in the embryologic development and migration of the thyroid gland can result in this ectopic thyroid tissue, which may occur in the midline in any position from the base of the tongue to the mediastinum. They are rarely seen in adults. Malignant transformation of the cyst is quite rare and is encountered mostly in adults.We retrospectively reviewed two cases of thyro...