Abstract

MEDINA VEGA, L.D. et al. Clinical-cytohistological correlation of cervicofacial congenital cysts. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2004, vol.26, n.1, pp.22-28. ISSN 2173-9161.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of clinical and cytological diagnosis in congenital cysts located in head and neck. Method: We were carried out a retrospective study of patients with clinical, cytological or histological diagnosis of thyroglossal, branchial and dermoid cyst, assisted in the University Hospital Arnaldo Milián Castro", during five years. It was calculated the sensibility, specificity and security of the clinical diagnosis and the Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy for each cyst. Result: The security of the clinical diagnosis it was respectively of 94,1%, 92,2% and 98% for the thyroglossal, branchial and dermoid cysts. We find bigger tendency to the clinical error in branchial cysts, where the most frequent confusions are presented with inflammatory linfoadenopathy. The security of the Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy was of 96,1% and 94,1% for the thyroglossal and branchial cysts respectively.  Conclusions: Clinical diagnosis is not enough in occasions, for what is necessary to appeal to means complementary diagnoses, as the Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy; however this test is not 100% sure.

Keywords : Thyroglossal cyst; Branchioma; Dermoid cyst; Biopsy with needle.

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