Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of a Cyst of the Oral Cavity: An Unusual Case of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Located on the Tongue Base

E. Rodríguez Tárrega; S. Fuster Rojas; R. Gómez Portero; S. Roig Boronat; G. Pérez Martínez; J. Zamora Prado; A. Perales Marín

doi:10.1155/2016/7816306

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2016)

Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of a Cyst of the Oral Cavity: An Unusual Case of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Located on the Tongue Base

E. Rodríguez Tárrega,
S. Fuster Rojas,
R. Gómez Portero,
S. Roig Boronat,
G. Pérez Martínez,
J. Zamora Prado,
A. Perales Marín

Affiliations

E. Rodríguez Tárrega: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, No. 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain
S. Fuster Rojas: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, No. 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain
R. Gómez Portero: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, No. 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain
S. Roig Boronat: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, No. 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain
G. Pérez Martínez: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, No. 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain
J. Zamora Prado: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, No. 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain
A. Perales Marín: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Fe, Avinguda de Fernando Abril Martorell, No. 106, 46026 Valencia, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7816306
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2016

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We describe a case of a lingual thyroglossal duct cyst diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound at 26 weeks of gestation. The follow-up ultrasound scans revealed no changes in the cyst measurement. Surgical treatment was performed without any complication 72 hours after delivery with good results.

Published in Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 2090-6684 (Print); 2090-6692 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7471

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