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Branched and ploycystic thyroglossal duct anomaly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

F. Tovi  and
A. Eyal
F. Tovi*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Soroka University Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
A. Eyal
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Pathology, Soroka University Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
*
Ferit Tovi, M.D., ENT Department, Soroka Medical Center, P.O. Box 151, Beer-sheva 84101, Israel.
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Summary

An unusual thyroglossal duct anomaly characterized by a branched tract terminating in two separate cysts is described. The patient presented with a long-standing fistula following previous incomplete excision.

Thyroglossal cysts are common congenital anomalies (Moussatos and Baffes, 1963; Allard, 1982), which do not usually present any diagnostic difficulty. However, they may sometimes present with unusual clinico-pathological features. In this report we describe a branching and polycystic thyroglossal duct abnormality occurring in a young woman with a history of previous surgery for a midline cervical mass.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 99 , Issue 11 , November 1985 , pp. 1179 - 1182
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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