title: An unusual thyroglossal cyst causing upper airway obstruction.
abstract: Rarely does a thyroglossal cyst reach such proportions as to compromise the upper respiratory airway. Such a case is presented and the manner in which it was satisfactorily treated is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hull Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strachan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wengraf
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology