2003-15-2-108-113 - Saudi Dental Journal

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Thyroglossal duct cyst. A clinicopathological study of five cases

Asma'a Abdulrahman Al-Ekrish*, BDS
Omar Saad Al-Jonaidel**, MSc
Hezekiah A. Mosadomi***, DMD, DABOMP
* Riyadh Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
** Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
*** Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA

Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most common non-odontogenic cyst in the neck. It is a lesion mainly detected in childhood but which may elude detection until adulthood. When such TGDC presents in adulthood, it is often seen by maxillofacial surgeons and its appearance may not necessarily conform to the classic description of the lesion. This paper presents five case reports of TGDC seen in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the Riyadh Medical Complex and emphasizes the difference in clinical appearance between those lesions presented to the Pediatric and Maxillofacial Surgery departments, respectively. It also discusses the different diagnostic tools for and differential diagnoses of the lesion.

Saudi Dental Journal 2003;15(2):108-113.