Abstract
The thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most common congenital neck mass and the second most common of all childhood cervical masses. An anterior midline neck mass presenting before the age of twenty and displaying vertical movement with tongue protrusion and swallowing is characteristic of this lesion. Though concomitant agenesis of the thyroid is extremely rare, documentation of a normal thyroid preoperatively has become a legally protective requirement. Carcinoma in a TGDC is unusual and is rarely detected preoperatively, but a fine needle aspiration is helpful if a malignancy is suspected. Regardless, the treatment is a Sistrunk procedure: excision of the cyst, the tract connecting it to the foramen cecum, and the central portion of the hyoid bone.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 459-461 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society |
Volume | 145 |
Issue number | 11 |
State | Published - Nov 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine