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Thyroglossal duct remnants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. Waddell ,
H. Saleh ,
N. Robertson ,
H. S. Khalil  and
M. W. M. Bridger
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Abstract

Thyroglossal duct remnants presenting as a lump in the neck are usually called thyroglossal cysts. Meticulous dissection of the cyst and duct, along with the body of the hyoid bone (Sistrunk’s operation) is necessary to avoid recurrence. The authors have reviewed the histology of 61 consecutive specimens diagnosed preoperatively as thyroglossal cysts and have found that a true cyst exists in only 46 per cent of cases.

Keywords

Congenital defectThyroglossal cystDiagnostic errors
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 2 , February 2000 , pp. 128 - 129
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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