Objective: In this study, we aimed to analyze the clinical symptoms, examination signs, and treatments of 34 patients who were operated on with diagnosis thyroglossal duct cyst, together literature. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed medical reports due a cyst in our clinic. The patient’s age, gender, location swelling neck region whether they fistulized, USG results, pathological results rec...

The thyroglossal Duct (TD) cyst results from a failure in obliterating the embryogenic duct produced during thyroid migration. A cyst may develop from the secretory residual epithelium. Ectopic thyroid tissue neoplasias are rare, and even rarer when associated with the TD. It has been reported that over 7% of adults have some remains of the TD1 and over 62% of them may have some ectopic thyroid...

We report the imaging and pathologic findings of fishbone-associated actinomycosis of the anterior cervical space in a 57-year-old man, misdiagnosed preoperatively as a malignancy originating from thyroglossal duct cyst. CT revealed an enhancing mass containing a small abscess pocket and two sharp linear calcifications within it, which infiltrated into the strap muscle. Pathologic examination d...

An oral foregut cyst is a rare congenital choristoma lined by the respiratory and/or gastrointestinal epithelium. The exact etiology has not been fully identified, but it is thought to arise from misplaced primitive foregut. This lesion develops asymptomatically but sometimes causes difficulty in swallowing and pronunciation depending on its size. Thus, the first choice of treatment is surgical...

Cutaneous manifestations of thyroid disease are protean in nature and can be divided into specific lesions such as the thyroglossal duct cyst and cutaneous metastases from thyroid malignancy, nonspecific signs secondary to thyroid hormone imbalance, and associated dermatologic and systemic disorders. This review represents a summary and update of thyroid disease and the skin.

OBJECTIVE To analyze, in detail, the clinical and pathological findings in a patient population that had undergone previous Sistrunk procedures for the removal of thyroglossal duct cysts, in order to identify any possible factors that could be related to recurrence after 'definitive' surgery. SETTING A large pediatric tertiary care center. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed ...