title: Thyroglossal duct cyst in hyoid bone: unusual location.
abstract: An atypically sited thyroglossal cyst in a 69-year-old woman is described in this report. The cysts may be located in the intralingual, suprahyoid, thyrohyoid or suprasternal region. The intrahyoid location is rare. The diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography (CT). Surgical procedure should be indicated in intrahyoid thyroglossal duct cyst cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. abdultas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tas
authors.forename: Ahmet Rifat
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Karasalihoglu
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yagiz
authors.forename: Latife
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Doğanay
authors.forename: Selis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guven
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed