title: An unusual presentation of thyroglossal duct cyst.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Taunton & Somerset Hospital, Taunton, Somerset.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Ramus
mesh_terms: 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