PMC9935655_01
the reported large thyroglossal duct cyst: A) preoperative image showing a large thyroglossal duct cyst occupying the anterior neck space; B) intraoperative image before excision of the cyst; C) intraoperative image after excision of the cyst; the star indicates the thyroid notch; D) postoperative image
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F1
It could not be assessed whether the mass moved upwards during deglutition (Figure 1A, Figure 1B, Figure 1C, Figure 1D).
preoperative neck computed tomography of the reported case: A) axial scan; the arrow indicates the thyroglossal duct cyst measuring 8.7 cm axially and 6.6 cm anteroposteriorly; B) sagittal scan; the arrow indicates the cyst extending throughout the anterior neck space just below the hyoid bone
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F2
A computed tomography (CT) scan was conducted, and it revealed a circumscribed cystic lesion extending from the hyoid bone to the thyroid isthmus, measuring 8.7 cm axially, 6.6 cm anteroposteriorly, and 6.4 cm craniocaudally, that did not exhibit contrast enhancement (Figure 2A, Figure 2B).