Thyroglossal duct cyst: Personal experience and literature review

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-25

  Mondin, Vanni ^a   Ferlito, Alfio ^a   Muzzi, Enrico ^a   Silver, Carl E ^b   Fagan, Johannes J ^c   Devaney, Kenneth O ^d   Rinaldo, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Foote Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital anomaly of the neck; Neck mass; Sistrunk's operation; Thyroglossal duct carcinoma; Thyroglossal duct cyst

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST;

ADENOMA; ADENOMA, OXYPHILIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; THYROGLOSSAL CYST; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37749048675     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2007.06.001     Document Type: Review

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