title: Dermoid cyst of the lateral neck associated with the thyroid gland: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Dermoid cysts are the most common teratomatous lesion; however, they infrequently arise in the head and neck region. Very rarely, dermoid cysts have been described in the thyrohyoid region, masquerading as a thyroid nodule. We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman with a lateral neck mass, associated with the thyroid gland inferiorly, which was excised and found to be a dermoid cyst. We then review the pathogenesis of dermoid cysts in this region, as well as review diagnosis and treatment of dermoid cysts of the head and neck.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. gillian_diercks@meei.harvard.edu
authors: Gillian R
authors: GR
authors: Diercks
authors: Ralph A
authors: RA
authors: Iannuzzi
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: McCowen
authors: Peter M
authors: PM
authors: Sadow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy