International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 165-168 , February 2012

Lingual thyroglossal duct cysts—A review

  • K.S. Muhammed Sameer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560034, India
    • ,
  • Suravi Mohanty

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560034, India
    • ,
  • Marjorie Mariam Ann Correa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560034, India
    • ,
  • Kanishka Das

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560034, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery, St. John's Medical College Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore 560034, India. Tel.: +91 80 22065282; fax: +91 80 25530070.

Received 8 September 2011 ,Revised 24 November 2011 ,Accepted 25 November 2011.

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PII: S0165-5876(11)00588-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.11.025

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 165-168 , February 2012

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