title: Familial occurrence of thyroglossal duct cyst.
abstract: Persistence and dilation of the embryologic thyroglossal tract gives rise to the condition of thyroglossal duct cyst. Although these cysts have an embryologic origin, there is rarely a history of inheritance. A search of the literature shows only two family reports, which includes a total of nine patients. We report on a third family with thyroglossal duct cyst in two members. The patients were female siblings aged 2 and 6 years, both of whom underwent successful surgical excision of their thyroglossal duct cysts by modified Sistrunk's technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Santa Clara, CA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: deVries
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery