What is Thyroglossal Duct Cyst? Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Diagnosis

What is Thyroglossal Duct Cyst? Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Diagnosis
How do you treat thyroglossal duct cyst?
Treatment may include: Antibiotic medication (to treat the infection) Surgical removal of the cyst and the thyroglossal duct, called the Sistrunk procedure.

Should a thyroglossal duct cyst be removed?
Thyroglossal duct cysts are typically removed through surgical excision. However, if the cyst is infected, a surgical procedure should not be done until the infection is treated. Removing an infected cyst without adequately treating the infection can result in a more difficult surgery.

Is thyroglossal duct cyst life threatening?
This unusual presentation has been mainly seen in very young children and has caused death in about half of these cases. Nevertheless, in the adult population, very few cases of airway obstruction by thyroglossal duct cysts have been reported, only one being fatal.

Can Thyroglossal cyst be cured by medicine?
Antibiotics. Doctors may treat infected thyroglossal duct cysts with antibiotics, even if surgery is being planned. Infection before surgery can make the removal more difficult and increases the chance of recurrence.

What causes thyroglossal duct cysts? These cysts develop during gestation when your body begins building your thyroid gland. That's the butterfly-shaped gland that makes hormones that control your metabolism.

How do you know if you have a thyroglossal cyst?
Symptoms may include: A small, soft, round mass in the center front of the neck. Tenderness, redness, and swelling of the mass, if infected. A small opening in the skin near the mass, with drainage of mucus from the cyst.



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