Intrathyroid thyroglossal duct cyst

Authors

  • María Rosa Finozzi Silva Universidad de la República. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas. Cátedra de Endocrinología y Metabolismo
  • Ramón De Urioste Bejarano
  • Matías Torres Negreira Universidad de la República. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas. Cátedra de Endocrinología y Metabolismo
  • Pablo Orellano Universidad de la República. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas. Cátedra de Endocrinología y Metabolismo
  • Dardo Centurión Universidad de la República. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas. Cátedra y Departamento de Anatomía Patológica
  • Rossana Rodríguez Hospital de Clínicas. Servicio de Laboratorio Clínico, Sector Hematología y Citología
  • Sonia Caputi Hospital de Clínicas. Servicio de Imagenología

Keywords:

THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST, THYROID NODULE

Abstract

Intra-thyroid thyroglossal duct cyst is an extremely rare entity, there being no incidence statistics in literature.
Objective: to report the clinical case of intra-thyroid thyroglossal duct cyst, that presented as a solitary nodule of progressive growth in an adult patient, and to conduct a bibliographical review.
Conclusion: intra-thyroid thyroglossal duct cyst is an extremely unusual entity. Only case reports were found in the literature. We need to consider this entity among the differential diagnostic of the thyroid structural pathology.

 

Published

2019-07-25

How to Cite

1.
Finozzi Silva MR, De Urioste Bejarano R, Torres Negreira M, Orellano P, Centurión D, Rodríguez R, et al. Intrathyroid thyroglossal duct cyst. Rev. Méd. Urug. [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 25 [cited 2024 Sep. 7];33(2):145-8. Available from: https://revista.rmu.org.uy/index.php/rmu/article/view/139

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