Intrathyroidal thyroglossal duct cyst presenting as a thyroid nodule.
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A 50-year-old woman presented with a lateral neck swelling, clinically indistinguishable from solitary thyroid nodule. A right hemithyroidectomy was performed and microscopy revealed an intrathyroidal thyroglossal cyst. Intrathyroidal thyroglossal cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a thyroid nodule.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of clinical practice
دوره 57 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003