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'''Thyroglossal duct cyst''' is a benign pathology of the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]]. | '''Thyroglossal duct cyst''', abbreviated '''TGDC''', is a benign pathology of the [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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*Surgical excision (with piece of hyoid bone | *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== | ==Gross== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 30 May 2017
Thyroglossal duct cyst, abbreviated TGDC, is a benign pathology of the head and neck.
General
- Congenital abnormality - common.[1]
Treatment:
Gross
- Midline lesion.
Microscopic
Features:
- Cyst.
- Lining:
- Squamous or respiratory epithelium.
- Cyst contents: debris.
- Lining:
- +/-Thyroid gland.
- +/-Granulomatous inflammation (phagocytosis of debris).
Images:
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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.
See also
References
- ↑ Rohof D, Honings J, Theunisse HJ, et al. (July 2014). "Recurrences after thyroglossal duct cyst surgery: Results in 207 consecutive cases and review of the literature". Head Neck. doi:10.1002/hed.23817. PMID 24985922.
- ↑ Righini, CA.; Hitter, A.; Reyt, E.; Atallah, I. (Apr 2016). "Thyroglossal duct surgery. Sistrunk procedure.". Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 133 (2): 133-6. doi:10.1016/j.anorl.2015.11.008. PMID 26725753.
- ↑ Wagner, G; Medina, JE (Sep 2004). "Excision of thyroglossal duct cyst: The Sistrunk procedure". Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 15 (3): 220-223. doi:10.1016/j.otot.2004.05.001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2004.05.001.