caa a22 4500 475803108 CHVBK 20180406123743.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s002680010172 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s002680010172 Thyroid Gland and Surgery of the Thyroglossal Duct: Exercise in Applied Embryology [Elektronische Daten] [Gregory M. Organ, Jr., Claude H. Organ] Thyroglossal duct cysts (TDCs), the most common congenital cervical abnormality, originates from the medial anlage of the thyroid gland and presents as a painless asymptomatic midline suprahyoid mass. It does not represent a diagnostic challenge. The tract may persist as a fibrous cord or leave nests of cells anywhere along its embryonic path, and it gives rise to the development of TDC. The Sistrunk operation described in 1920 consists of en bloc cystectomy and central hyoidectomy, with tract excision up to the foramen cecum. This procedure remains an effective treatment for TDC. Malignant degeneration of TDC is rare (0.7%). Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 2000 Organ Gregory M. Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis—East Bay Surgery Program, 1411 E. 31st Street, Oakland, California 94602, USA, US aut Organ Jr., Claude H. Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis—East Bay Surgery Program, 1411 E. 31st Street, Oakland, California 94602, USA, US aut World Journal of Surgery Springer-Verlag 24/8(2000-08-01), 886-890 0364-2313 24:8<886 2000 24 268 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002680010172 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s002680010172 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Organ Gregory M. Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis—East Bay Surgery Program, 1411 E. 31st Street, Oakland, California 94602, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Organ Jr., Claude H. Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis—East Bay Surgery Program, 1411 E. 31st Street, Oakland, California 94602, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- World Journal of Surgery Springer-Verlag 24/8(2000-08-01), 886-890 0364-2313 24:8<886 2000 24 268 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer