Management of Thyroglossal Duct Cysts After Failed Sistrunk Procedure
β Scribed by Kim Hewitt; Ted Pysher; Albert Park
- Book ID
- 110088773
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 719 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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Objective: To explore the radiologic characteristics of lingual thyroglossal duct cyst relevant to diagnosis. In addition, to probe the feasibility of modified Sistrunk surgery for patients who experience recurrence after cystectomy or marsupialization under endoscopy. Study Design: Retrospective.
## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDC) are uncommon congenital midline neck masses arising from tubal remnants of embryologic thyroid descent. A rare variant of TGDC can present in the central tongue base and is named lingual TGDC (LTGDC). Left untreated, LTGDC may pr