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Distinguishing between isthmic thyroglossal duct cyst and goitre on nuclear thyroid scan: A case report

Onimode YA 1 , Ogunkeyede SA 2 , Afolami P 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 MBBS, FCNP(SA), Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
  • 2 MBCHB, FWACS, FMCORL, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
  • 3 MBBS, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria
Malays Fam Physician, 2021 Nov 30;16(3):108-111.
PMID: 34938400 DOI: 10.51866/cr1230

Abstract

Thyroglossal duct cysts, which are the most frequently encountered congenital cervical anomalies in children, occur due to embryologic remnants of the thyroglossal duct. Although diagnosis may be challenging, clinicians can be aided by imaging and fine-needle aspiration biopsies. We describe the clinical management of a two-year-old boy with a thyroglossal duct cyst mimicking a goitre on a pertechnetate thyroid scan.

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