Stridor in an Elderly Woman : An Unusual Presentation of a Giant Thyroglossal Cyst
Joint Authors
Venkatesan, Sithananda Kumar
Parida, Pradipta Kumar
Surianarayanan, Gopalakrishnan
Alexander, Arun
Manoharan, Kiruba Shankar
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Thyroglossal cysts are one of the most common midline neck masses.
They usually present as midline painless cystic neck mass in the first three decades of life.
These anomalies are very rare in elderly patients and may pose difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Here, we report a case of giant thyroglossal cyst in a 72-year-female patient who presented with stridor, hoarseness of voice, and vocal cord paresis with gross distortion of normal airway anatomy secondary to pressure effect of the mass.
The gross distortion and displacement of airway along with respiratory distress in this patient posed a difficult situation in securing the airway.
The airway was secured by a unique way of orotracheal intubation with the help of a ventilating airway exchange catheter.
The cyst was excised in toto under general anaesthesia.
The stridor completely resolved after surgery and tracheostomy was avoided.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Venkatesan, Sithananda Kumar& Manoharan, Kiruba Shankar& Parida, Pradipta Kumar& Alexander, Arun& Surianarayanan, Gopalakrishnan. 2013. Stridor in an Elderly Woman : An Unusual Presentation of a Giant Thyroglossal Cyst. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464173
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Venkatesan, Sithananda Kumar…[et al.]. Stridor in an Elderly Woman : An Unusual Presentation of a Giant Thyroglossal Cyst. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Venkatesan, Sithananda Kumar& Manoharan, Kiruba Shankar& Parida, Pradipta Kumar& Alexander, Arun& Surianarayanan, Gopalakrishnan. Stridor in an Elderly Woman : An Unusual Presentation of a Giant Thyroglossal Cyst. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464173
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464173