Floor of mouth thyroglossal duct cyst: a rare embryologic course

John Kerr; Weston L Niermeyer; Peter B Baker; Tendy Chiang

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjz303

Floor of mouth thyroglossal duct cyst: a rare embryologic course

J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Nov 6;2019(11):rjz303. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjz303. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Authors

John Kerr¹, Weston L Niermeyer², Peter B Baker³, Tendy Chiang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, OhioHealth Hospitals, Columbus, OH, USA.
² College of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.

Abstract

A thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is a common pediatric midline neck mass. Most TGDCs occur in the region of the hyoid bone but have been found less commonly in areas from the oral cavity to the sternum. We present the first reported case of a multifocal floor of mouth (FOM)/cervical TGDC representing an atypical embryonic course. We also review atypical presentations of TGDC and provide a summary of cases involving FOM and multifocal cysts.

Publication types

Case Reports