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Physical examination revealed a 3cm mass of located in the midline region of the neck covered by a normal skin
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Physical examination revealed a 3cm mass of located in the midline region of the neck covered by a normal skin (Figure 1).
Axial (A) and sagittal (B) with contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showed a well-circurcumbed cystic lesion attached to the hyoid bone (thin arrow) with a calcified component (thin arrow)
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It revealed a lobulated cystic lesion (2cm x 1.8cm x 3.3cm) with a calcified component (Figure 2).
The surgical resected specimen: the cyst attached to the hyoid bone
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Extemporaneous examination of the surgical specimen showed a cystic mass with a smooth external surface with no signs of malignancy (Figure 3).