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'''Thyroglossal duct cyst''', abbreviated '''TGDC''', 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 (Sistrunk procedure<ref name=pmid26725753>{{Cite journal | last1 = Righini | first1 = CA. | last2 = Hitter | first2 = A. | last3 = Reyt | first3 = E. | last4 = Atallah | first4 = I. | title = Thyroglossal duct surgery. Sistrunk procedure. | journal = Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis | volume = 133 | issue = 2 | pages = 133-6 | month = Apr | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.11.008 | PMID = 26725753 }}</ref>) - comes with a piece of hyoid bone.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Wagner | first1 = G | last2 = Medina | first2 = JE | title = Excision of thyroglossal duct cyst: The Sistrunk procedure | journal = Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | volume = 15 | issue = 3| pages = 220-223 | month = Sep | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.otot.2004.05.001 | PMID = | PMC = | url = http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2004.05.001 }} </ref> | |||
==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)]. | |||
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<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. | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Head and neck pathology]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]] |
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