Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a cystic expansion of a remnant of the thyroglossal duct tract. Carcinomas in the TDC are extremely rare and are usually an incidental finding after the Sistrunk procedure. In this report, an unusual case of a 36-year-old woman with concurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in the TDC and on the thyroid gland is presented, followed by a discussion of the con...

canthus. I suggested a small operation to which he readily agreed. After applying some local anaesthetics, I passed the point of a Graefe's knife; some gelatinous fluid came out and, to my surprise, I noticed on the point of the knife as if some white thread-like things were moving, with a fine hook I managed to take out the things which were practically the

BACKGROUND Evaluation of thyroglossal duct cysts before surgical excision traditionally includes hormonal evaluation, ultrasound of the neck, and thyroid scanning. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the need for thyroid scanning in cases of thyroglossal duct cysts scheduled for operation. METHODS A retrospective chart review of 100 cases of thyroglossal duct cyst between 1988 and 1995 was carried out. ...

Surgical excision has traditionally been the treatment of choice for benign non-thyroid cystic neck masses, including lymphatic malformation, ranula, branchial cleft cyst, thyroglossal duct cyst, and parathyroid cyst. However, there is a tendency toward recurrence after surgery, and surgery may be accompanied by complications, including nerve injuries, vascular injuries, and scar formation. Ult...

Developmental structural abnormalities of the Thyroid gland are relatively rare and can be categorized into; Agenesis of Thyroid gland, Dysgenesis of the Thyroid, Abnormalities due to persistence of the Thyroglossal Duct. The aim is to analyse clinicopathological aspects of Developmental anomalies of Thyroid at a Tertiary care hospital for Head and Neck diseases. An analysis of 2977 consecutive...

INTRODUCTION Although surgery is the treatment of choice for thyroglossal duct cysts, it can give rise to complications, including nerve injury, cyst recurrence, wound infection, and cosmetic problems. Use of a nonsurgical procedure could prevent these complications. Although simple aspiration of otolaryngological cystic diseases is a noninvasive treatment, cyst recurrence is commonly observed ...

bronchogenic cyst and branchial cleft, thyroglossal, thymic, thyroid and enteric duplication cysts, lymphangiomas, dermoid cysts, teratomas and neuromas with the same topography.1 Once diagnosis has been confirmed and any possible inflammation or sepsis have been treated, the treatment of choice is surgery. Choice of the surgical approach is wholly dependent on the topography and size of the cy...

The name thyroid gland, in English, is derived from the Latin glandula thyreoidea, meaning shield-shaped gland, named by Thomas Warton in 1656 [1]. As the first endocrine gland to develop embryologically [2], it possesses important functions from fetal development until death. Embryologically, the development of the thyroid gland begins in the fourth week of development as a depression and epit...

BACKGROUND Congenital cervical cysts are frequently encountered in pediatric populations, and constitute one of the most intriguing areas of pediatric pathology. This report analyzes cervical cysts in Taiwanese children diagnosed at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) over the past 20 years. The pathologic and clinical findings are reviewed. METHODS Files on 331 patients under the age of 18 y...

Thyroglossal duct cysts develop from remnants of the thyroid anlage that descend from the foramen cecum on the base of the tongue between the fourth and seventh weeks of development [1]. The thyroid primordium passes either anterior, posterior, or through the hyoid bone in its descent in the midline of the neck. This leaves a possibility that thyroid remnants may persist at any site along this ...