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Ossified thyroglossal cyst--is it of embryological significance?
J P Davis1, A G Toma, P J Robinson
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Barnet General Hospital, Hertfordshire.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
We report a case of a partly ossified thyroglossal cyst in close proximity to the hyoid bone and discuss the possible embryological significance of this. Thyroglossal cysts occurring within the hyoid bone or deep to the hyoid periosteum support previous suggestions that the thyroglossal tract can sometimes be trapped within the developing hyoid bone.