Thyroglossal Duct Cyst: Abbreviated Review and Case Report.
The thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most common developmental cyst of the neck. The cyst typically occurs along the midline of the neck on the ventral surface. Malignant transformation is rare and can be diagnosed only after histologic examination of a biopsy specimen. This article presents a brief, focused narrative review, which includes a discussion of successful treatment of a TGDC, and a single case report that describes a Sistrunk-like procedure.
Private Practice, Periodontics and Implantology, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Nicholas J
NJ
Fujii
Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri.
Tanya M
TM
Gibson
Chair, Department of Periodontics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri.
Keerthana M
KM
Satheesh
Professor Emeritus, Department of Periodontics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri.
Charles M
CM
Cobb
D000328:Adult; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery