Infected Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Involving Submandibular Region: A Case Report
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Infected Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Involving Submandibular Region: A Case Report
Thyroglossal duct cyst presents most frequently in the midline of the neck, either at or just below the level of the hyoid bone. They generally manifest as painless neck swelling, and they move on protrusion of tongue and during swallowing. A case of thyroglossal cyst was reported in the left submandibular region in a 14-year-old girl, above the level of hyoid bone; ultrasound examination favor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dentistry
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-6447,2090-6455
DOI: 10.1155/2011/978263