Mehlman neck masses Flashcards
Thyroglossal duct cyst.
most simple description
painless, midline neck lump in a child that moves upward with swallowing or protrusion of the tongue
Painless, midline neck lump in a child
that moves upward with swallowing or protrusion of the tongue?
Thyroglossal duct cyst.
Thyroglossal duct cyst.
other description
mass inferior to the hyoid bone that
demonstrates uptake with a Technetium-99 scan
mass inferior to the hyoid bone that
demonstrates uptake with a Technetium-99 scan?
Thyroglossal duct cyst.
Thyroglossal duct cyst.
embryology?
“endoderm of foramen cecum” as the embryology.
Sternocleidomastoid
injury.?
nodular mass in the lateral neck in an infant
who had been born via forceps delivery (risk factor for damage to the muscle).
nodular mass in the lateral neck in an infant
who had been born via forceps delivery (risk factor for damage to the muscle)?
Sternocleidomastoid
injury.
Branchial cleft cyst?
Idiopathic lateral neck mass in infant that may
or may not have an opening to the skin.
Idiopathic lateral neck mass in infant that may
or may not have an opening to the skin?
Branchial cleft cyst.
Lingual thyroid. what population?
Neonates or infants.
Lingual thyroid. what definition in vignette?
hypothyroidism + a midline neck lump located high in the neck.
hypothyroidism + a midline neck lump located high in the neck?
Lingual thyroid.
Lingual thyroid.
In case they say nothing about protrusion of the tongue or uptake into the mass (of course this is thyroglossal duct cyst instead).
.
Lingual thyroid.
can sometime cause what other symptoms?
Can sometimes cause dysphagia (trouble swallowing), dysphonia (voice changes), or dyspnea (difficulty breathing).
Can sometimes cause dysphagia (trouble swallowing), dysphonia (voice changes), or dyspnea (difficulty breathing)?
Lingual thyroid.
