title: Congenital cystic lesions of the head and neck.
abstract: This article presents clinical characteristics and radiologic features of congenital cervical cystic masses, among them thyroglossal duct cysts, cystic hygromas, branchial cleft cysts, and the some of the rare congenital cysts, such as thymic and cervical bronchogenic cysts. The imaging options and the value of each for particular masses, as well as present clinical and radiologic images for each, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0302, USA. mibrahim@umich.edu
authors.forename: Mohannad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hammoud
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandya
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006257:Head / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D009333:Neck / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography