Clute and Smith, 1929 (9) | M/56 | Received postoperative XRT. Progressed rapidly after XRT | Died 15 mo after diagnosis | Yes |
Nachlas, 1950 (10) | ? | Reviewed 128 cases of TDC. One case of epidermoid carcinoma found. Grade 2 cancer | ? | ? |
Dalgaard and Wetteland, 1956 (11) | F/44 | Suprahyoid mass for 10 yr. Excised, recurred 13 yr later. Pathology of recurrence = SCC | NED 15 yr after second operation | — |
Ruppmann and Georgsson, 1966 (12) | F/51 | 22 years of painless swelling. Recurrent drainage, 5 resections needed. Last resection pathology = SCC | NED 1 yr after last surgery | — |
Shepard and Rosenfeld, 1968 (13) | F/28 | 3 years of cervical mass. Excised. Pathology = SCC. Postoperative XRT | Recurred locally with advanced disease. Died 4 yr after diagnosis | Yes |
Mobini, Krouse and Klinghoffer, 1974 (14) | F/50 | 1 yr of neck mass. Mass infiltrated isthmus and right lobe of thyroid. Mass, right lobe and isthmus excised with difficulty. Postop XRT | NED 2 yr after treatment | Yes. 67 Gy |
Saharia, 1975 (15) | F/81 | 4 mo of neck mass. Cyst, left side of hyoid, strap muscles excised. Neck exploration negative. Pathology = well-differentiated SCC invading surrounding muscle | NED 3 years after treatment | — |
Benveniste, Hunter and Cook, 1980 (16) | M/75 | 2 mo of neck swelling. Mass grew rapidly, became fixed to skin in 2 wk. Mass and overlying skin excised. Pathology = SCC infiltrated into strap muscles and subcutaneous tissue. Postop XRT | Necrotic ulcer and tracheal fistula. Biopsy negative for recurrence. Alive 7 mo after presentation | Yes. 55 Gy |
White and Talbert, 1982 (17) | M/61 | Submental mass. Excised. Pathology = 2 cavities: TDC and pseudocystic mass surrounded by SCC | NED | — |
Ronan, Deutsch and Ghosh, 1986 (2) | F/19 | 3 yr of submental mass. Thyroidectomy and excision of mass. Mass infiltrated skeletal muscle. Pathology = mixed papillary carcinoma and SCC | ? | — |
Bosch, Kummer and Hohmann, 1986 (18) | M/54 | 20 yr of midline neck swelling. Surgery: large cystic swelling with destruction of hyoid bone. Only partial excision possible. Postop XRT | Weight loss, local recurrence after 6 mo. Died 7 mo after surgery | Yes |
Lustmann, Benoliel and Zeltser, 1989 (19) | F/80 | 3 wk base of tongue pain. Cystic mass on left side of tongue. Radical neck dissection and removal of thyroglossal sinus tract and excision of mid-hyoid bone. Pathology = SCC, 2 LN positive. Cancer infiltrated submandibular gland. Postop XRT | Recurred 5 mo later. Died 2 wk after readministration of XRT | Yes. 50 Gy |
Yanagisawa, Eisen and Sasaki, 1992 (8) | M/65 | 10 yr midline neck mass. Local excision of TDC. Chronic draining sinus, recurrence of midline mass. Sistrunk procedure done. Pathology = SCC arising from TDC. Postop XRT | NED after 18 mo | Yes. 60 Gy |