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Colloid cyst in ectopic thyroid gland

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A five year old girl presented with a mid-line neck swelling. At operation, a multiloculated cyst was excised with a portion of hyoid bone and a suprahyoid gelatinous tract extending into the base of the tongue. Histology revealed a benign colloid cyst with associated thyroid tissue. Post-operative investigations indicated severe hypothyroidism. The cystic nature of the lesion was misleading at operation and pre-operative thyroid ultrasonography (US) is recommended for all patients with suspected thyroglossal tract cysts (TGC).

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK, , , , , , GB

    J. A. Moore & D. P. Drake

  2. Department of Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK, , , , , , GB

    R. De Bruyn

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Accepted: 8 September 1999

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Moore, J., De Bruyn, R. & Drake, D. Colloid cyst in ectopic thyroid gland. Pediatr Surg Int 16, 592–594 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830000360

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