Introduction: Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is a developmental abnormality in which the thyroglossal settles after decline of thyroid gland.A 57-year-old female patient presented with complaints lump middle her neck that slowly enlarged. The was first realized around 10 years ago. When she swallowed, also moved. swelling cystic, painless surrounded by healthy skin except for small area showed s...

The development of carcinoma in a thyroglossal cyst is rare. This report describes the presence of papillary carcinoma in a giant thyroglossal cyst and reviews the literature regarding the clinico-pathological features of the disease and its management.

Epidermoid cysts are lesions, which form as a result of implantation of the epidermis in the layers of the dermis or the mucous membrane. The lesions are rare in adults with 7% occurring in the head and neck area and most often located in the submental region. In children population submental epidermoid cysts are extremely rare. The differential diagnosis of the lesions is necessary as it affec...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of ultrasonography for determining which pediatric midline neck masses should be treated surgically. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric hospital. PATIENTS Pediatric patients with a midline neck mass who underwent ultrasonography from 2003 to 2011. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographics, ultrasonography, and surgical and patholog...

Thyroglossal cyst rarely presents with carcinoma formation in the remnants of the thyroid gland. We report a 40 year old male with papillary thyroid carcinoma formation in a thyroglossal cyst. The patient underwent surgical intervention for the cyst. His pathology was positive for thyroid carcinoma and he underwent complete thyroidectomy with postoperative radioactive iodine treatment. His foll...

An extremely rare case of papillary carcinoma is described arising in a submental-intralingual thyroglossal duct cyst. A 27-year-old male presented with a painless swelling in the submental region extending to the tongue which had gradually been increasing in size over the last three months. Upon examination of the neck, a tender right paramedian mass was found in the submental region just abov...