Etiology

Developmental

Predilection

Greater in females

10-30 years

Location

Along the thyroglossal tract form the foramen caecum to the normal location of the thyroid gland below the hyoid bone

Clinical Appearance

If below the hyoid bone a bulge or swelling in the midline of the neck

Radiographic Features

NA

Microscopic Features

Cyst lined by epithelium

Thyroid tissue in connective tissue wall of cyst

Treatment

Diagnostic Process

Microscopic

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