title: Intrathyroid dermoid cyst presenting as a unilateral "Cold" nodule.
abstract: A dermoid cyst arising in the left lobe of the thyroid gland in a 5-year-old boy was managed with a left hemi-thyroidectomy. While congenital lesions feature frequently in the differential diagnosis of childhood neck masses, dermoid cysts presenting as a unilateral neck mass are rare. When found within the thyroid, their pathogenesis may be explained by a disruption of normal thyroid development. Excision appears the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Western Sydney Area Health Service, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Andrew J A
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arbuckle
authors.forename: Leigh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delbridge
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jack
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy