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GARCIA, Maryori et al. Quiste tirogloso con granuloma de colesterol en una escolar simulando carcinoma de tiroides. Rev. Venez. Endocrinol. Metab. [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.3, pp.184-187. ISSN 1690-3110.

Objective: We report the case of a 11 year- old girl with thyroglossal cyst and cholesterol granuloma, an unusual finding that clinically simulates thyroid carcinoma. This association is unusual and there are few reported cases worldwide. Case report: An 11-year-old girl consulted for dysphagia and a 3 x 3 cm hard mass. The mass was painful on palpation and was located in the anterolateral neck left. It was phlogosis-free. A neck ultrasound showed a 1.8 x 0.9 cm permeable midline thyroglossal conduct with a hypoechoic nodule with well-defined edges but without calcifications. A 3 x 2,5 x 0, 8cm tumor was removed. A 0.8 cm cystic cavity that contained gelatinous material was observed. Below that cavity, a well-circumscribed nodule was observed. It measured 1.5 cm and was made up of firm yellowish tissue. The histopathology examination revealed a cyst lined with columnar epithelium and inflammatory linfohistiocitic response with foreign body type giant cells around cracks that corresponded to a cholesterol deposit. Conclusion: We present this case because it is very unusual and because it can be clinically and radiologically mistaken for a malignant tumor. It could be the first case ever reported in Venezuela.

Palavras-chave : Thyroglossal cyst; granuloma; cholesterol.

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