Thyroglossal cyst

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Teaching point

A midline neck swelling that moves with swallowing/tongue protrusion is a thyroglossal cyst; the standard treatment is the Sistrunk operation. Slowly progressive submandibular swellings are often pleomorphic adenomas.

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