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-#redirect [[Head and neck pathology#Thyroglossal duct cyst]]
+'''Thyroglossal duct cyst''' is a benign pathology of the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]].
+===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>
+Treatment:
+*Surgical excision (with piece of hyoid bone).
+===Gross===
+*Midline lesion.
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*Cyst.
+**Lining:
+***Squamous or respiratory epithelium.
+***Cyst contents: debris.
+*+/-Thyroid gland.
+*+/-Granulomatous inflammation (phagocytosis of debris).
+Images:
+*[https://wiki.uiowa.edu/display/protocols/Case+example++thyroglossal+duct+cyst+with+tract+through+to+oropharynx Thyroglossal duct cyst - several images (wiki.uiowa.edu)].
+===Sign out===
+====No history provided====
+<pre>
+MASS, SUBMENTAL (MIDLINE), EXCISION:
+- SQUAMOUS LINED CYST WITH EXTENSIVE DENUDATION AND, ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION.
+- BENIGN SKELETAL MUSCLE.
+- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
+COMMENT:
+No definite thyroid tissue is identified.  The findings may represent a thyroglossal
+duct cyst.
+</pre>
+==See also==
+*[[Head and neck pathology]].
 [[Category:Diagnosis]]
+[[Category:Head and neck pathology]]