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Neck, Cysts: Multimedia

Author: Jonathan C Smith, MD, Voluntary Attending, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Coauthor(s): Jonas T Johnson, MD, FACS, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, The Eugene N Myers, MD, Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
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Updated: Aug 5, 2009

Multimedia

Axial CT scan of a patient with a relatively smal...
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Media file 1: Axial CT scan of a patient with a relatively small thyroglossal duct cyst.
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Axial CT scan of a patient with a relatively smal...

Axial CT scan of a patient with a relatively small thyroglossal duct cyst.

Axial CT scan of a first branchial cleft cyst.
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Media file 2: Axial CT scan of a first branchial cleft cyst.
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Axial CT scan of a first branchial cleft cyst.

Axial CT scan of a first branchial cleft cyst.

Axial CT scan of a second branchial cleft cyst.
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Media file 3: Axial CT scan of a second branchial cleft cyst.
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Axial CT scan of a second branchial cleft cyst.

Axial CT scan of a second branchial cleft cyst.

Axial CT scan of a third branchial cleft cyst.
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Media file 4: Axial CT scan of a third branchial cleft cyst.
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Axial CT scan of a third branchial cleft cyst.

Axial CT scan of a third branchial cleft cyst.

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Media file 5: Preoperative photograph of a 20-year-old female who underwent a simple excision of a thyroglossal duct cyst 12 years ago in Europe. The patient has had multiple infections over the past 10 years. The patient was actively infected at the time of this photograph, as seen by the skin erythema and swelling.
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Preoperative photograph of a 20-year-old female w...

Preoperative photograph of a 20-year-old female who underwent a simple excision of a thyroglossal duct cyst 12 years ago in Europe. The patient has had multiple infections over the past 10 years. The patient was actively infected at the time of this photograph, as seen by the skin erythema and swelling.

CT scan showing an infected recurrent thyroglossa...
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Media file 6: CT scan showing an infected recurrent thyroglossal cyst 12 years after simple excision.
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CT scan showing an infected recurrent thyroglossa...

CT scan showing an infected recurrent thyroglossal cyst 12 years after simple excision.

Surgical specimen from the patient in Image 5 wit...
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Media file 7: Surgical specimen from the patient in Image 5 with prior simple excision of a thyroglossal duct cyst. Fistula tract with surrounding skin, cyst, midportion of the hyoid bone (which was not removed on prior surgery), and cuff of the base of the tongue muscle were excised.
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Surgical specimen from the patient in Image 5 wit...

Surgical specimen from the patient in Image 5 with prior simple excision of a thyroglossal duct cyst. Fistula tract with surrounding skin, cyst, midportion of the hyoid bone (which was not removed on prior surgery), and cuff of the base of the tongue muscle were excised.

Preoperative photograph of a man with a recurrent...
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Media file 8: Preoperative photograph of a man with a recurrent infected thyroglossal duct cyst.
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Preoperative photograph of a man with a recurrent...

Preoperative photograph of a man with a recurrent infected thyroglossal duct cyst.

Axial CT scan of the man in Image 8 with an infec...
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Media file 9: Axial CT scan of the man in Image 8 with an infected thyroglossal duct cyst.
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Axial CT scan of the man in Image 8 with an infec...

Axial CT scan of the man in Image 8 with an infected thyroglossal duct cyst.

Intraoperative picture of the patient in Image 8 ...
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Media file 10: Intraoperative picture of the patient in Image 8 undergoing a Sistrunk procedure. The central portion of the hyoid bone is being resected along with the cyst, overlying skin, and cuff of the base of the tongue muscle.
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Intraoperative picture of the patient in Image 8 undergoing a Sistrunk procedure. The central portion of the hyoid bone is being resected along with the cyst, overlying skin, and cuff of the base of the tongue muscle.

Postoperative picture of the patient in Image 8 a...
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Media file 11: Postoperative picture of the patient in Image 8 after a successful Sistrunk procedure.
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Postoperative picture of the patient in Image 8 a...

Postoperative picture of the patient in Image 8 after a successful Sistrunk procedure.

CT scan of a man with a large neck lymphangioma.
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Media file 12: CT scan of a man with a large neck lymphangioma.
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CT scan of a man with a large neck lymphangioma.

CT scan of a man with a large neck lymphangioma.

Intraoperative picture of the resection of a larg...
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Media file 13: Intraoperative picture of the resection of a large cystic lymphangioma.
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Intraoperative picture of the resection of a large cystic lymphangioma.

Resection specimen of a well-circumscribed lympha...
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Media file 14: Resection specimen of a well-circumscribed lymphangioma that was able to be removed in its entirety without sacrificing any surrounding structures.
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Resection specimen of a well-circumscribed lympha...

Resection specimen of a well-circumscribed lymphangioma that was able to be removed in its entirety without sacrificing any surrounding structures.

Second branchial cleft fistula.
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Media file 15: Second branchial cleft fistula.
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Second branchial cleft fistula.

Second branchial cleft fistula.

First branchial cleft cyst.
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Media file 16: First branchial cleft cyst.
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First branchial cleft cyst.

First branchial cleft cyst.

Thyroglossal duct cyst.
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Media file 17: Thyroglossal duct cyst.
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Thyroglossal duct cyst.

Thyroglossal duct cyst.

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Picture of a 5-year-old-boy one year after having a Sistrunk procedure to remove a thyroglossal duct cyst.
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Picture of a 5-year-old-boy one year after having a Sistrunk procedure to remove a thyroglossal duct cyst.

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Further Reading

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Keywords

neck cysts, branchial cleft cysts, branchial anomalies, thyroglossal duct cysts, TGDC, neck masses, congenital neck masses, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, acquired laryngoceles, cystic schwannomas, lymphatic malformations, benign inflammatory lesions, thyroid gland anomalies, lymphangioma, cystic hygroma, macrocystic lymphatic malformations

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Jonathan C Smith, MD,  Voluntary Attending, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Jonathan C Smith, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Jonas T Johnson, MD, FACS, Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, The Eugene N Myers, MD, Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Jonas T Johnson, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Allegheny County Medical Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Association for Cancer Research, American Bronchoesophagological Association, American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, American Laryngological Association, American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society, American Medical Association, American Radium Society, American Rhinologic Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
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Medical Editor

Benoit J Gosselin, MD, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School; Director, Comprehensive Head and Neck Oncology Program, Norris Cotton Cancer Center; Staff Otolaryngologist, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Benoit J Gosselin, MD, FRCSC is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Head and Neck Society, American Medical Association, American Rhinologic Society, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, New Hampshire Medical Society, North American Skull Base Society, and Ontario Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Karen Hall Calhoun, MD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University
Karen Hall Calhoun, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, American Medical Association, American Rhinologic Society, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons, Southern Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Christopher L Slack, MD, Otolaryngology-Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Associated Coastal ENT; Medical Director, Treasure Coast Sleep Disorders
Christopher L Slack, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Head and Neck Society
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