Korean J Dermatol.  1995 Jun;33(3):516-519.

Two Cases of Thyroglossal Duct Fistula

• Baik SC
• Cho BK
• Kim CW
• Lee BK

Abstract

Thyroglossal duct cysts result from failure to obliterate the embryonic throglossal duct. When these cysts drain through the skin, they produce thyroglossal duct fistulas, which re often infected. We report two cases of thyroglossal duct fistula in an 8-year-old boaid a 41-year-old man who had a infected cystic mass and sirius on the anterior midline neck, respeticely. The cyst which is lined by a columnar epithelium was identified microscopically in a surgically n se ted specimen.

Keyword

Thyroglossal Duct Cyst; Thyroglossal Duct Fistula

MeSH Terms

Adult
Child
Epithelium
Fistula*
Humans
Neck
Skin
Thyroglossal Cyst