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Intra-parenchymal thyroid epidermal cyst presenting with a left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy
R J Salib1, G Radcliffe, A Gallimore
1Department of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. rami.salib@virgen.net
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|March 13, 2001
Abstract:
We present a rare case of an intra-parenchymal thyroid epidermal cyst presenting with a left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. There was a complete recovery of the nerve function following surgical excision of the lesion. Theories of aetio-pathogenesis of the cyst and underlying mechanisms responsible for the nerve paralysis are explored.