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Report of 2 Cases

Oscar Calderon, MD; C. Arturo Solares, MD; Michael C. Byrd, MD; Douglas M. Hicks, PhD; Marshall Strome, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;133(9):936-938.

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INTRODUCTION

Cysts located in the thyroid cartilage proper are rare. A literature review identified only 4 cases.^1-4 Three of the cysts were lined by respiratory epithelium^2-4 and were thought to be the result of mucosal herniation through a congenital foramen. Burgess and Yim¹ reported a case of a true degenerative thyroid cartilage cyst. We describe 2 patients with degenerative thyroid cartilage cysts who presented with hoarseness and a history of neck trauma. In both cases, findings of an endoscopic biopsy were consistent with benign degenerative cartilage. We compare our surgical management in these cases—an open neck exploration with extirpation of the cyst in the first case, and an endoscopic marsupialization of the cyst in the second case—and discuss why we would favor the latter approach in a future case. We also briefly discuss . . . [Full Text of this Article]

REPORT OF CASES

CASE 1

CASE 2

COMMENT

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Westhill University, School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico (Dr Calderon); and Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, Ohio (Drs Solares, Byrd, Hicks, and Strome).

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