title: A rare report of foetal lingual cyst excised with harmonic scalpel.
abstract: Diagnosis of foetal lingual cysts is extremely rare. If large enough, it can compromise the upper oropharyngeal airway. A case of a large ventral lingual thyroglossal duct cyst mimicking a ranula was identified at 20 weeks of gestation and excised 11 weeks postnatally using the harmonic scalpel. The diagnosis and the benefit of ultrasonic dissection in the treatment of glossal lesions are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK. Electronic address: shanshan.jing@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alberry
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Clibbon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
keywords: Cyst; Harmonic scalpel; Lingual; Thyroglossal duct