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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2015;31(2):74-77.
Published online November 30, 2015.
A Case of Lingual Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Treated by CO 2 Laser via Transoral Approach
Tae Hwan Kim;Jin Su Park;Sang Hyuk Lee;Sung Min Jin
경구강 CO 2 레이저를 이용하여 치료한 설갑상설관 낭종 1예
김태환;박진수;이상혁;진성민
Abstract
A lingual thyroglossal duct cyst(LTGDC) is a rare congenital anomaly that account for only 0.5% to 2% of total thyroglossal duct cyst. LTGDC is frequently associated with respiratory problem in infants and pharyngeal foreign body sensation or dysphagia in adults. Because of its location and characteristics, lingual thyroid, dermoid cyst, and vallecular cyst should be included in differential diagnosis. Standard treatment for thyroglossal duct cyst is sis-trunk’s operation, but in terms of LTGDC, because of its location and cosmetic reasons, different kinds of treatments such as electrical cauterization, CO 2 laser, Robort surgery via transoral approach have been introduced. Recently authors encountered 21 years old woman with LTGDC and the mass was removed successfully via transo-ral approach using CO 2 laser. We report the clinical course with review of the literature.
Key Words: Lingual thyroglossal duct cyst, CO2 laser, Tongue base, Cyst, Treatment, CO2 레이저


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