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THYROGLOSSAL DUCT REMNANTS IN CHILDHOOD
Author(s) -
Hayden L. J.,
Glasson M. J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1980.tb04499.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroglossal duct , embryology , general surgery , lesion , incidence (geometry) , surgery , anatomy , cyst , physics , optics
The most common cause of a midline cervical lesion in childhood is a thyroglossal duct remnant. It is disappointing to find that although the embryology and rationale of definitive treatment have been well understood for many years, there persists a high incidence of inadequate surgical treatment in the first instance, especially in the hands of general surgeons.