title: Ossified thyroglossal cyst--is it of embryological significance?
abstract: We report a case of a partly ossified thyroglossal cyst in close proximity to the hyoid bone and discuss the possible embryological significance of this. Thyroglossal cysts occurring within the hyoid bone or deep to the hyoid periosteum support previous suggestions that the thyroglossal tract can sometimes be trapped within the developing hyoid bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Barnet General Hospital, Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Friedmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology