Child with midline swelling in the neck most probable diagnosis
Ans. (a) Thyroglossal CystRef: Schwartz 10th edition, Page 1602* Midline masses include thyroglossal duct remnants, thyroid masses, thymic cysts, or dermoid cysts* Thyroglossal cysts account for about 75% of congenital midline swellings in childhood, and they are the most common abnormality of the midline neck seen in children
Thyroglossal cyst
Thyroid
Cystic hygroma
Dermoid cyst
Neck