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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(02): 115-117
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.63053
Head and Neck

Migratory intralaryngeal thyroglossal duct cyst

Pradeep D Karlatti
Department of Radiology, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India
,
Swapnil Nagvekar
Department of Radiology, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India
,
TP Lekshmi
Department of Radiology, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India
,
Abhay S Kothari
Department of Radiology, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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Abstract

Intralaryngeal thyroglossal duct cysts are rare; a migrating one, rarer still. Such a case may be a cause for confusion and it is important to understand this entity and its typical findings.

Keywords

Intralaryngeal - migratory - thyroglossal duct cyst


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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