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'''Tornwaldt cyst''' is rare benign [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]] thingy. | '''Tornwaldt cyst''' is rare benign [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]] thingy. | ||
It can be considered a subset of ''nasopharyngeal bursitis''.<ref name=pmid21116338>{{Cite journal | last1 = El-Shazly | first1 = A. | last2 = Barriat | first2 = S. | last3 = Lefebvre | first3 = P. | title = Nasopharyngeal bursitis: from embryology to clinical presentation. | journal = Int J Gen Med | volume = 3 | issue = | pages = 331-4 | month = | year = 2010 | doi = 10.2147/IJGM.S13257 | PMID = 21116338 }}</ref> | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 13 October 2013
Tornwaldt cyst is rare benign head and neck thingy.
It can be considered a subset of nasopharyngeal bursitis.[1]
General
Gross
- Medial posterior pharyngeal wall.[4]
Image:
Tornwaldt cyst - MRI. (WC)
Tornwaldt cyst - MRI. (WC)
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NASOPHARYNEAL TISSUE, EXCISION: - MUCOSA LINED BY RESPIRAOTRY EPITHELIUM WITH LYMPHOID STROMA; CONSISTENT WITH LINING OF A THORNWALDT CYST. - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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References
- ↑ El-Shazly, A.; Barriat, S.; Lefebvre, P. (2010). "Nasopharyngeal bursitis: from embryology to clinical presentation.". Int J Gen Med 3: 331-4. doi:10.2147/IJGM.S13257. PMID 21116338.
- ↑ Boucher, RM.; Hendrix, RA.; Guttenplan, MD. (1990). "The diagnosis of Thornwaldt's cyst.". Trans Pa Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 42: 1026-30. PMID 2084978.
- ↑ Baisakhiya, N.; Deshmukh, P.; Pawar, V. (Jul 2011). "Tornwaldt cyst: a cause of neck pain and stiffness.". Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63 (Suppl 1): 147-8. doi:10.1007/s12070-011-0185-y. PMID 22754868.
- ↑ Miyahara, H.; Matsunaga, T. (1994). "Tornwaldt's disease.". Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 517: 36-9. PMID 7856446.