Vinita V Metdugmath, Priti S Hajare and Sangamitra V*

Department of ENT and HNS, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE university, Belgavi, India

*Corresponding Author: Sangamitra V, Department of ENT and HNS, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE university, Belgavi, India.

Received: March 21, 2025; Published: April 29, 2025

Abstract

Thornwaldt's bursa is a recess in the middle of the nasopharynx caused by residual notochord remnants of residual notochord. Also known as nasopharyngeal bursa. A Thornwaldt's cyst may form if its aperture becomes obstructed. This might result from an infection or an adenoidectomy complication.
In this case, 46 -year-old woman presented with nasal obstruction for 6 months. Nasal endoscopy revealed a large mass in nasopharynx. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 3 -3.5 cm lesion with moderate T1-weighted and high T2-weighted signal intensity. There was no evidence of bony destruction or communication to the intracranial. The cyst was removed by marsupilazation via endoscopy. Here we are discussing the management and diagnosis of a nasopharyngeal cyst

Keywords:Nasal Obstruction; Nasopharyngeal Cyst; Thornwaldt Cyst; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Marsupialization

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Citation

Citation: Sangamitra V. “Thornwaldt Cyst: A Rare and Often, Overlooked Nasopharyngeal Lesion".Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 7.5 (2025): 32-34.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Sangamitra V. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.