Am J Perinatol 1997; 14(6): 353-356
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994159
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1997 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Laryngeal Obstruction Caused by Lingual Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Presenting at Birth

Jacob Kuint1 , Zeev Horowitz2 , Chen Kugel3 , Leon Toper1 , Emanuel Birenbaum, Nehama Linder1
  • 1Department of Neonatology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • 2Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
  • 3The Leopold Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Publication Date:
04 March 2008 (online)

ABSTRACT

Severe airway obstruction at birth due to lingual thyroglossal duct cyst (LTGDC) is described in two newborn infants, and the literature relating to thyroglossal duct cyst is presented.