Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Associated with Xanthogranulomatous Inflammation

Taskin O. C., Gucer H., Winer D., Mete O.

HEAD & NECK PATHOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.530-533, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12105-015-0628-y
  • Dergi Adı: HEAD & NECK PATHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.530-533
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroglossal duct cyst, Xanthogranulomatous inflammation, Head and neck
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Xanthogranulomatous inflammation (XGI) is an uncommon destructive chronic inflammatory process mainly occurring in the kidney and gallbladder, characterized by the accumulation of foamy histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells (Touton type), cholesterol clefts and chronic inflammatory cells. The head and neck region is an uncommon site for XGI. This type of inflammatory reaction has been defined in branchial cleft cyst, salivary gland tumors following fine-needle aspiration biopsies, Rathke's cleft cyst in the pituitary gland, and colloid cyst in the 3rd ventricle. We present herein a unique case of ruptured thyroglossal duct cyst leading to XGI, characterized by an infiltrative subcutaneous central neck lesion, clinically mimicking a thyroid carcinoma. In addition, we also summarize current insights into the pathogenesis of XGI in the head and neck region.