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Intra-parenchymal thyroid epidermal cyst presenting with a left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

R. J. Salib ,
G. Radcliffe  and
A. Gallimore
R. J. Salib
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London.
G. Radcliffe
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London.
A. Gallimore
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, University College, London, UK.
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Abstract

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We present a rare case of an intra-parenchymal thyroid epidermal cyst presenting with a left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. There was a complete recovery of the nerve function following surgical excision of the lesion. Theories of aetio-pathogenesis of the cyst and underlying mechanisms responsible for the nerve paralysis are explored.

Keywords

Recurrent Laryngeal NerveEpidermal CystThyroid Gland
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 3 , March 2001 , pp. 247 - 249
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001