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'''Thyroglossal duct cyst''' is a benign pathology of the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]].
'''Thyroglossal duct cyst''' is a benign pathology of the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]].


===General===
==General==
*Congenital abnormality - common.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rohof D, Honings J, Theunisse HJ, ''et al.'' |title=Recurrences after thyroglossal duct cyst surgery: Results in 207 consecutive cases and review of the literature |journal=Head Neck |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2014 |month=July |pmid=24985922 |doi=10.1002/hed.23817 |url=}}</ref>
*Congenital abnormality - common.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rohof D, Honings J, Theunisse HJ, ''et al.'' |title=Recurrences after thyroglossal duct cyst surgery: Results in 207 consecutive cases and review of the literature |journal=Head Neck |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2014 |month=July |pmid=24985922 |doi=10.1002/hed.23817 |url=}}</ref>


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*Surgical excision (with piece of hyoid bone).
*Surgical excision (with piece of hyoid bone).


===Gross===
==Gross==
*Midline lesion.
*Midline lesion.


===Microscopic===
==Microscopic==
Features:
Features:
*Cyst.
*Cyst.
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*[https://wiki.uiowa.edu/display/protocols/Case+example++thyroglossal+duct+cyst+with+tract+through+to+oropharynx Thyroglossal duct cyst - several images (wiki.uiowa.edu)].
*[https://wiki.uiowa.edu/display/protocols/Case+example++thyroglossal+duct+cyst+with+tract+through+to+oropharynx Thyroglossal duct cyst - several images (wiki.uiowa.edu)].


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MASS, SUBMENTAL (MIDLINE), EXCISION:
MASS, SUBMENTAL (MIDLINE), EXCISION:
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Head and neck pathology]].
*[[Head and neck pathology]].
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]