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Thyroglossal duct cyst in hyoid bone: unusual location

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Abdullah Tas
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
Ahmet Rifat Karasalihoglu
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
Recep Yagiz
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
Latife Doğanay
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
Selis Guven
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

Abstract

An atypically sited thyroglossal cyst in a 69-year-old woman is described in this report. The cysts may be located in the intralingual, suprahyoid, thyrohyoid or suprasternal region. The intrahyoid location is rare. The diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography (CT). Surgical procedure should be indicated in intrahyoid thyroglossal duct cyst cases.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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