RT Book, Section
A1 Rajasekaran, Karthik
A1 Revenaugh, Peter
A1 Krakovitz, Paul
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114870416
T1 Thyroglossal Duct Cyst and Other Head and Neck Masses
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114870416
RD 2024/04/20
AB A  6-year-old  boy  is  brought  to  his  pediatrician  with  a  2-day  history  of  fevers  and  cough.  During  the  exam,  the  pediatrician  notes  a  mass  in  the  neck.  His  father  first  noticed  it  this  morning.  The  mass  is  approximately  2  ×  2  cm  in  size  and  located  at  the  level  of  the  hyoid  in  the  midline  of  his  neck  (Figure  32-1).  It  is  well  circumscribed,  with  erythematous,  and  tender  overlying  skin.  The  mass  moves  when  the  boy  swallows.  The  pediatrician  suspects  a  thyroglossal  duct  cyst  and  refers  to  pediatric  otolaryngology.  The  surgeon  recommends  complete  excision  to  the  father.  After  the  upper  respiratory  infection  has  resolved,  the  thyroglossal  duct  cyst  is  removed  completely  under  general  anesthesia  with  no  complications.  The  boy  recovers  completely.