Tongue base cyst in a 6-week-old boy

[...]several instances of sudden infant death have been attributed to LTGDCinduced upper airway obstruction.1,4'5 The differential diagnosis of a tongue base mass includes dermoid, teratoma, vallecular cyst, lingual thyroid, lymphangioma, and hemangioma.6 LTGDCs can be distinguished from most o...

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Published in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2012-10, Vol.91 (9), p.426
Main Authors: Sun, Joel Y, Mitchell, Ron B, Ulualp, Seckin O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway management
Cysts
Medical treatment
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Thyroid gland
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Summary:[...]several instances of sudden infant death have been attributed to LTGDCinduced upper airway obstruction.1,4'5 The differential diagnosis of a tongue base mass includes dermoid, teratoma, vallecular cyst, lingual thyroid, lymphangioma, and hemangioma.6 LTGDCs can be distinguished from most other lesions on direct laryngoscopy by their typical appearance as a midline mass located immediately posterior to the foramen cecum.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522