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 ==Thyroglossal duct cyst==
-===General===
+{{Main|Thyroglossal duct cyst}}
-*Congenital.
-*Midline.
-Treatment:
-*Surgical excision (with piece of hyoid bone).
-===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>
 ==Branchial cleft cyst==