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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec;66(12):1770-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.04.013. Epub 2013 Jun 12.

A rare report of foetal lingual cyst excised with harmonic scalpel

S S Jing  1 , M S Alberry, R P Smith, J J Clibbon
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Case Reports

A rare report of foetal lingual cyst excised with harmonic scalpel

S S Jing et al. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Diagnosis of foetal lingual cysts is extremely rare. If large enough, it can compromise the upper oropharyngeal airway. A case of a large ventral lingual thyroglossal duct cyst mimicking a ranula was identified at 20 weeks of gestation and excised 11 weeks postnatally using the harmonic scalpel. The diagnosis and the benefit of ultrasonic dissection in the treatment of glossal lesions are reviewed.

Keywords: Cyst; Harmonic scalpel; Lingual; Thyroglossal duct.

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