Intrathyroidal branchial cleft-like cyst in neonate.
10.3345/kjp.2006.49.9.1005
- Author:
Joonwon KANG
1
;
Sangmin OH
;
Jiyoung SUL
;
Choongsik LEE
;
Meayoung CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. mychang@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Branchial cleft-like cyst;
Thyroid gland;
Neonate
- MeSH:
Epithelium;
Female;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn*;
Neck;
Thyroid Gland;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2006;49(9):1005-1009
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A rare case is described of an intrathyroidal branchial cleft-like cyst in neonate. The patient was a newborn girl with a mass in the left lateral neck. The ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a cystic lesion in the left thyroid. The lesion was enucleated surgically from the thyroid. Histologically, the cyst was lined by squamous or columnar epithelium and contained inflammatory cell infiltraion, thyroid and parathyroid tissue. The patient has been doing well without any evidence of thyroid dysfunction for 15 months.
