Affiliation:
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Abstract
A thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most common congenital anterior neck mass. It can develop from residual tissue not degenerated during development and is mainly diagnosed in pediatric patients. However, a TGDC is sometimes diagnosed for the first time in adult patients. A TGDC is mainly caused by repeated infections of the duct and there might be no specific symptoms. A TGDC can occur anywhere from the floor of the mouth to the thyroid but is most often found at the infrahyoid level. Over the past 10 years, there has been no report of a TGDC in the suprasternal region among TGDCs in unusual locations. This paper describes one case of a suprasternal TGDC with a review of the literature on this topic.
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