Claudio Spinelli, Marco Ghionzoli, Clara Ugolini, Chiara Oreglio, Carla Guglielmo, Antonino Morabito, Armando Patrizio, Poupak Fallahi, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Alessandro Antonelli
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study is to analyze thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) histopathological features, with focus on "arborization", in a cohort of pediatric patients who underwent surgical removal, and evaluate a possible correlation with clinical recurrences. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent surgical resection for TGDC at the division of Pediatric Surgery of the University of Pisa from 2015 to 2020 was performed; for each patient, the following data were recorded: age, sex, clinical presentation, localization, size of the lesion, diagnostic tools, histopathological features, perioperative complications, recurrence and follow-up...
April 9, 2024: European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology