title: Surgical management of a subepiglottic thyroglossal duct cyst in a dog.
abstract: A 2 yr old dog presented for dysphagia and coughing secondary to a 4 cm × 4 cm turgid subepiglottic mass. Cervical radiographs, an esophagram, and computed tomography confirmed the presence of a cystic mass that was not intimately associated with any surrounding structures. An incisional biopsy confirmed the cystic nature of the mass and helped to rule out a malignancy. A marginal surgical excision was performed via a ventral approach. Histopathology of the mass was consistent with a thyroglossal duct cyst. This is the first report of a thyroglossal duct cyst in this location in a dog. There was no recurrence of clinical signs 14 mo after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: McCally
authors.forename: Stanley E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bacon
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Alan A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cords
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome