Thyroglossal duct cysts:
a. Are only found in the posterior tongue.
b. Clinically present in the Lateral neck tissue.
c. May be found anywhere along the pathway of the embryonic thyroglossal duct. ***
d. Are sometimes called Lympho-epithelial cysts.
Most cyst occur in the midline ,with 60% over the thyroid membrane and only 2% within the tongue it self.
Residual epithelial elements that do not completely atrophy may give rise to cysts in later life.
a. Are only found in the posterior tongue.
b. Clinically present in the Lateral neck tissue.
c. May be found anywhere along the pathway of the embryonic thyroglossal duct. ***
d. Are sometimes called Lympho-epithelial cysts.
Most cyst occur in the midline ,with 60% over the thyroid membrane and only 2% within the tongue it self.
Residual epithelial elements that do not completely atrophy may give rise to cysts in later life.