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ANTONIO LO CASTO

CT AND MRI OF THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST

  • Authors: Lo Casto, A.; Papia, G.; Purpura, P.; Di Naro, F.; Ajello, D.; La Tona, G.; Salerno, S.
  • Publication year: 2015
  • Type: Proceedings
  • Key words: Cysts, Congenital, Computer Applications-3D, MR, CT, Head and neck
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/120810

Abstract

The thyroglossal duct is a narrow tubular structure connecting the primordium of the thyroid gland to the tongue in the midline. If the duct does not involute at 8-10th weeks of gestation, secretion for infection or inflammation causes a thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC). TDC accounts for 70% of all congenital neck anomalies. The aim of this paper is to describe MR and CT findings of TDC including 3d MR sequences and a rare branched thyroglossal duct cyst.