Tornwaldt cyst

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Thornwaldt cyst is rare benign head and neck thingy.

General

  • Primitive notochord remnant.[1]

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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.

See also

References

  1. Boucher, RM.; Hendrix, RA.; Guttenplan, MD. (1990). "The diagnosis of Thornwaldt's cyst.". Trans Pa Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol 42: 1026-30. PMID 2084978.