Thyroglossal Cyst

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Thyroglossal Cyst


  • remnant from migration of thyroid though neck during development

Examination

  • shape
    • spherical 
  • site
    • midline neck
    • suprahyoid / infrahyoid
  • consistency
    • hard
  • edge
    • well defined
  • other
    • will move up when patient stick out their tongue
  • difficult to fluctuate / transilluminate
 

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