Payal Kamble ¹, Diksha Rani ¹*, Varad Wazarkar ¹ and Rajeev Gurmukhi²

¹ENT Department, ESI Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
²SURGERY Department, ESI Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding Author: Diksha Rani, ENT Department, ESI Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Received: February 15, 2024; Published: March 20, 2024

Abstract

A thyroglossal duct cyst occurs as result of failure of obliteration of thyroglossal tract during fetal development. It generally presents in the age of infant and adolescents. Rarely it presents in the elderly group. In the present study 60 year old female presented with painless neck mass from last 1 year which was slowly increasing in size. Laboratory investigations showed all routines were within normal limits. Ultransonography revealed paramidline cystic lesion but computed tomography was more suggestive of thyroid nodule. Based on the clinical diagnosis, we did sistrunk procedure and specimen was sent for histopathology examination and it revealed thyroglossal duct cyst with hetropic thyroid tissue. So it is essential to keep the thyroglossal duct cyst as differential diagnosis in midline neck swellings even in elderly patients.

Keywords: Thyroglossal Duct Cyst; Sistrunk Procedure; Elderly; Midline Swelling; Case Report

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Citation

Citation: Diksha Rani., et al. “Diagnostic Dilemma of Midline Neck Swelling in an Elderly Patient – Case Report".Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 6.4 (2024): 22-24.

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