Cysts (cocoons) bordering the tongue in children

The tongue armor cyst is a lump or lump in the neck, which is filled with internal fluid. During pregnancy, the thyroid gland of the pregnancy begins to form at the base of the tongue and will move to the neck below the thyroid cartilage. Cysts form when part of the tongue armor tube does not disappear and persists after birth, leading to the formation of a tongue armor cyst.

1. Symptoms of glossary cyst

Tongue armor cysts (thyroglossal duct cyst) usually appear symptoms when the child is between 2 and 10 years old, although this pathology can also be diagnosed at any age from birth to adolescence. The tumor usually moves when the person swallows or sticks out his tongue. The tumor may not be clear until the child is older. In some cases, parents or children also do not notice a lump in the neck until the child has an infection that causes the cyst to swell.

Most often, the tumor will appear in the middle of the neck and hardly cause unpleasant manifestations such as pain, difficulty swallowing or shortness of breath.

Other common symptoms of tongue armor cysts include:

  • Hoarse voice
  • Difficulty breathing or swallowing
  • There are holes in the neck near the cyst that cause mucus to flow out
  • Redness of the skin around the area of the cyst
  • Redness and pain in the cyst when the cyst is infected.

Tongue armor cyst

Photos of tongue follicles in children

2. Causes of tongue armor cysts

Tongue armor cysts are congenital malformations and doctors have not yet found the exact cause of this malformation. Tongue armor cysts occur in both boys and girls, and this malformation is not associated with other congenital diseases or malformations.

3. Diagnosis of glossary cyst

The first step, the doctor will look and palpation on the child's neck to find out if there are any cysts. If cysts are suspected, the doctor may prescribe a blood test, diagnostic imaging to find a cyst in the neck to confirm the diagnosis.

Blood test: Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) dosing test in the blood to determine how thyroid activity occurs.

Imaging:

  • Ultrasound :This technique uses sound waves to create images of cysts.
  • CT scan: This technique uses X-rays to create a 3D image of the tissues in the child's throat.
  • MRI scan: This test uses radio waves and a field to create images of the tissues in the child's throat.

Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)test: In this test, the doctor uses a small and hollow needle that pierces the cyst to extract the cells to be taken to the laboratory for examination and confirmation of diagnosis.

Blood tests

Blood test helps diagnose tongue thyroid cyst

4. Treatment of tongue armor cysts

  • Antibiotics

If the tongue armor cyst is infected with bacteria or viruses, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics to help treat the infection. Infection before surgery can make it more difficult to remove a cyst and increase the likelihood of recurrence, so the doctor needs to treat the infection before surgery.

  • Thyroid Tube Surgery

The doctor recommends performing surgery to remove the tongue armor cyst, especially the cyst that has been infected or makes it difficult for the child to breathe or difficulty swallowing. This technique is called Sistrunk surgery. The procedure for performing Sistrunk surgery is as follows:

  • Body anesthesia so that the child can sleep during the operation.
  • Cut a small cut in front of the neck to open the skin and muscles above the cyst position.
  • Remove cystic tissue in the neck.
  • Remove a small piece from the inside of the nail bone as well as any tissue left in the thyroid tube.
  • Close the muscles and tissues around the nail bone and the opened areas with sutures.
  • Close the cut on the skin with sutures.

The time it takes to perform this surgery takes a few hours, so the child still has to stay in the hospital for at least one night and after being discharged from the hospital he still needs to take a few days off from school. While the child recovers:

  • Parents should fully and properly follow the instructions of the doctor in caring for the incision for the child.
  • Go for a check-up on schedule.

Children taking medicines, medicines for young children,

Children taking medications for tongue follicles

5. Is the tongue follicle dangerous?

Most tongue armor cysts are harmless and do not cause any long-term complications for the child. However, the doctor can still advise parents to have surgery to remove this cyst if it makes the child feel inferior due to the appearance of a tumor in the neck. The cysts can grow again even after surgery but at a rate of only about 3%.

In rare cases, tongue armor cysts can become cancerous tumors and may require surgery to remove them immediately to prevent cancer cells from meta metas metas metas metas metasicating. The incidence of cancer in the tongue armor cyst is about 1%.

Source: childrenshospital.org, medicalnewstoday.com, healthline.com

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