A Rare Presentation of Synchronous Thyroglossal Cyst and Branchial Cyst in an Adult Male Patient
Shivashankar Ajur, Reshma Rajeev, R. N Karadi · 2024
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Shivashankar Ajur and co-authors report the unusual case of two different congenital neck cysts appearing in one adult man. Their 2024 case report describes a patient in his early thirties with a large painless swelling on the right of his neck. Careful examination found a second, smaller swelling near the midline that moved when he swallowed or stuck out his tongue.
Those movement clues pointed to a thyroglossal cyst, while scans confirmed a branchial cyst on the right side. Each cyst type is common alone, left over from development before birth, but together they are rare. Surgeons removed the branchial cyst and performed the standard Sistrunk operation for the other in one session. The authors stress that knowing the embryology of the neck helps surgeons expect the unexpected. The case adds one more documented pairing to the literature.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shivashankar Ajur, Reshma Rajeev, R. N Karadi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |