Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Presenting as a Branchial Cleft Cyst in Young Female

We report a rare case of lateral cystic neck mass in a 24-year-old female patient diagnosed as metastatic PTC. The patient was diagnosed after she underwent surgical excision of branchial cleft cyst. Later prospectively the patient underwent total thyroidectomy which revealed papillary thyroid micro invasive carcinoma.
Source: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research