Abstract
Thyroid Epidermal cysts are rare thyroid swellings with only a few cases reported in the literature so far. Thyroid epidermal cysts present like any other homologous thyroid swelling. These cysts are very rare and slow growing and classically present as a painless midline neck swellings. Most of the times, they are idiopathic in nature. We present a case of epidermal cyst presenting as anterior neck swelling and eventually managed by surgical intervention.
KEYWORDS: Thyroid; Epidermal cyst; Thyroid swelling.
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Corresponding Author
Dr. Dayanand D Choure
Assistant Professor, Dept of General Surgery,
Grant Medical College and sir J J group of Hospitals, Mumbai
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v3i8.39
