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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Cysts > Thyroglossal Cyst
Neoplasms > Cysts > Thyroglossal Cyst

Preferred term

Thyroglossal Cyst  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cysts, Thyroglossal Duct
  • Cysts, Thyrolingual
  • Cyst, Thyroglossal Duct
  • Cyst, Thyrolingual
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cysts
  • Thyrolingual Cyst
  • Thyrolingual Cysts

Note

  • non-neoplastic; "thyroglossal duct" probably goes here

Scope note

  • A cyst in the neck caused by persistence of portions of, or by lack of closure of, the primitive thyroglossal duct. (Dorland, 27th ed)

In other languages

  • tyreoglossaalinen kysta

    Finnish

  • cysta ductus thyreoglossalis
  • ductus threoglossaliksen kysta
  • kilpirauhas-kielitiehyen kysta
  • tyreoglossaalikysta
  • tyroglossaalikysta
  • tyroglossaalinen kysta
  • Tyreoglossuscysta

    Swedish

  • Tyreoglossusgångscysta

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013955

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