Diseases

Thyroglossal Cyst

A cyst in the neck caused by persistence of portions of, or by lack of closure of, the primitive thyroglossal duct. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Abstract

A cyst in the neck caused by persistence of portions of, or by lack of closure of, the primitive thyroglossal duct. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
  • Thyrolingual Cyst
  • Cyst, Thyroglossal
  • Cyst, Thyroglossal Duct
  • Cyst, Thyrolingual
  • Cysts, Thyroglossal
  • Cysts, Thyroglossal Duct
  • Cysts, Thyrolingual
  • Thyroglossal Cysts
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cysts
  • Thyrolingual Cysts

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38 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic; "thyroglossal duct" probably goes here

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  1. C04w.182w.902w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thyroglossal Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013955. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013955
  2. Thyroglossal Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroglossal_cyst
  3. Thyroglossal Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q502785