An unusual presentation of thyroglossal duct cyst.
Thyroglossal duct cyst usually presents as a painless swelling in the mid-line of the neck. This is the first documented case of an acute presentation of hoarseness and multi-loculated swelling. It also contrasts the limitations of ultrasonography with the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in such atypical swellings.
Babu
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Department of General Surgery, Taunton & Somerset Hospital, Taunton, Somerset.
Harrison
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Ahmed
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Ramus
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis