Abebe Engida, Megersa Abebe, Abebe Kirubel
Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Apr 12;2019(4):rjz112. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjz112. eCollection 2019 Apr.
Thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDC) are the most common congenital cysts in the neck. TGDC typically present as a midline swelling anywhere between the foramen cecum and the isthmus of the thyroid gland. Majority occurs just below the hyoid bone and those descending below the thyrohyoid membrane are rare. TGDC are usually less than 3 cm in diameter while big cysts are uncommon. We present a 19 years old female patient who presented with giant (12 cm diameter) supra-sternal notch cyst which was diagnosed as TGDC only after histopathology. The rarity of such huge TGDC in such uncommon site, which was misdiagnosed as a retention cyst (Mucocele) made us report this case.
甲状舌管囊肿(TGDC)是颈部最常见的先天性囊肿。TGDC通常表现为盲孔与甲状腺峡部之间任何部位的中线肿胀。大多数发生在舌骨下方,而位于甲状舌骨膜下方的则很少见。TGDC直径通常小于3厘米,大囊肿并不常见。我们报告一名19岁女性患者,其胸骨上切迹处有一个巨大(直径12厘米)囊肿,仅在组织病理学检查后才被诊断为TGDC。这种巨大的TGDC在如此罕见的部位出现,且被误诊为潴留囊肿(黏液囊肿),这促使我们报告此病例。