Treatment of Large Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

The thyroglossal duct cyst is the neck congenital abnormality most common in the childhood. Clinically, it shows itself as a solitary neck mass in the region of hyoid bone, it is painless and can be dislocated during de physical examination and tongue protrusion. The most common treatment is its rem...

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Published in:	The Journal of craniofacial surgery Vol. 28; no. 8; pp. e794 - e795
Main Authors:	Bezerra Júnior, Germano de Lelis, Silva, Leonardo de Freitas, Pimentel, Gabriel Gomes, Laureano Filho, José Rodrigues, Nogueira, Renato Luiz Maia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-11-2017
Subjects:	Child Dentistry Humans Male Mouth Floor Neck Thyroglossal Cyst - surgery
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Summary:	The thyroglossal duct cyst is the neck congenital abnormality most common in the childhood. Clinically, it shows itself as a solitary neck mass in the region of hyoid bone, it is painless and can be dislocated during de physical examination and tongue protrusion. The most common treatment is its removal through the Sistrunk technique. Patient with diagnosis of thyroglossal duct cyst in neck region with extension to the mouth floor was treated by total surgical removal through intraoral access. The intraoral approach to the treatment of the thyroglossal duct cyst showed itself practicable and permitted the total removal of the lesion with no recurrence signs.
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ISSN:	1049-2275 1536-3732
DOI:	10.1097/SCS.0000000000002915