title: Thyroglossal duct cyst: an unusual presentation.
abstract: Most thyroglossal duct cysts are located at or very close to the midline. They generally manifest as painless neck swellings, and they move on protrusion of the tongue and during deglutition. We describe a case of thyroglossal duct cyst that was unusual in that the cyst was located far from the midline, it did not move on protrusion of the tongue, and it was associated with symptoms of dysphagia and extensive neck swelling that mimicked a colloid goiter
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India. kishorecprasad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kishore Chandra
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Naveen Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dannana
authors.forename: Sampath Chandra
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome