Complicated Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Mimicking Malignancy on Ultrasound: A Case Report.
- Author:
Injoong KIM
1
;
Eun Kyung KIM
;
Hee Jung MOON
;
Jin Young KWAK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. docjin@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
Thyroglossal duct cyst;
Complicated cyst
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Thyroglossal Cyst
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2012;31(1):31-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A Thyroglossal Duct Cyst (TGDC) is the most common cause of midline neck masses and is characterized in sonography as an anechoic or hypoechoic well-circumscribed cyst with posterior enhancement. TGDCs mostly occur in children and are easy to spot in them, but the sonographic appearance of TGDCs in adults is variable, ranging from a typical anechoic to a pseudosolid appearance. The presence of a solid component should alert the radiologist to the possibility of a cancer arising from the thyroglossal duct. We report here on our experience with a 58-year-old woman who had a complicated TGDC with a suspicious sonographic appearance of malignancy.
