title: Huge epiglottic cyst: a rare cause of airway obstruction in an adolescent.
abstract: A 15-year-old boy presented with airway obstruction and a history of sore throat and progressive dyspnoea for 1 month. A lateral neck radiograph showed an enlarged epiglottis, and a neck computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a cyst attached to the lingual surface of the epiglottis. A large epiglottic cyst, 4 cm in length, was removed surgically. Epiglottic cysts have been reported to cause airway obstruction in neonates, infants and adults, but, to the best of our knowledge, it has rarely been reported in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: b Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Li-Ang
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: c Department of Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shao-Hsuan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hsia
authors.affiliation: d Department of Pathology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chuen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chao-Jan
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Airway obstruction; Epiglottic cyst; Epiglottitis