A 23 year old female presented with a swelling of her neck that moved upwards on protrusion of tongue. What is the next appropriate investigation?
belongs to book: 1700 MCQ REVISED VERSION TOPIC WISE|DR. KHALID SAIFULLAH|4th EDITION| Chapter number:23| Question number:64
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The key is A. FNAC. [The diagnostic investigation of thyroglossal cyst is FNAC. Then we palpate for thyroid tissue. If absent we do any one of following to confirm the absence of thyroid tissue: ultrasonography, CT scanning, thyroid scanning or MRI. If there is normal thyroid tissue we go for more aggressive Sistrunk's operation but if there is no normal thyroid tissue [in that case thyroglossal cyst itself may be the only source of thyroid tissue] we do conservative surgery and preserve some portion of cyst with thyroid tissue].
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