Tornwaldt cyst
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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]
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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.