A Ectopic Tyroid Tissue Adenoma Considering as a Thyroglossal Duct Cyst in the Middline Neck
Yüksel Toplu, Erkan Karataş, Mehmet Turan Çiçek, Zekeriya Çetinkaya
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Abstract
Thyroglossal duct cyst generally results from a failure in obliterating the embryogenic duct produced during thyroid migration. This congenital lesion is most frequently a midline anterior neck mass in the young adults. It is characterized as an unproblematic mass that moves during chewing, swallowing, tongue movements and tongue protrusion. Complications contain infection, suppuration and growth. Dysphagia and tracheal compression may be seen rarely. Sometimes this lesion may contain the only thyroid tissue in the patient. For this reason, correct imaging studies are very significant before the surgery. Ectopic thyroid tissue adenomas are rare, and even rarer when associated with the thyroglossal duct. In this study, we report on a case of an ectopic thyroid tissue adenoma.
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