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Home > West Medicine > ENT & Ophthalmology > Stomatology

Classroom classification

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Thyroglossal duct/branchial cleft cyst

口腔科

Common symptoms

囊肿、口腔痛、口腔粘膜弥漫充血

The pathology of disease

Thyroglossal duct cyst (midline, moves with swallowing) and branchial cleft cyst (lateral) are congenital neck cysts; children; infection; surgical excision.

Symptoms

Neck mass; midline (moves with swallowing) vs lateral; painless; can infect; children; recurrent

Causes

Thyroglossal duct remnant; branchial cleft remnant; congenital.

Treatment

Sistrunk for thyroglossal; complete excision for branchial; antibiotics if infected

Dept

ENT / pediatric surgery.

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