Volume 20, Number 1, March 2008
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Sawako Takeuchi,1 Takashi Ogawa,1 Muneharu Iwamoto,2 Hiroshige Chiba2
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hachioji Medical Center of Tokyo Medical University, and 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
Thyroglossal duct cysts are congenital and usually occur at or below the hyoid bone. When a thyroglossal duct cyst occurs on the tongue, it is usually found at an early age. This report is of a rare case of asymptomatic lingual thyroglossal duct cyst in an elderly woman.
Key words: Aged, Thyroglossal cyst, Tongue
Asian J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008;20:34-36.
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