2016
DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2016.55032
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Thornwaldt Cyst: Case Report

Abstract: Thornwaldt cyst is benign, mucosal congenital cyst which is located in upper nasopharynx. It developed in nasopharyngeal bursa if opening of bursa is occluded due to infection or inflammation. It is rare congenital cyst present in nasopharyngeal bursa. Its incidence is 3% in adults [1]. The usual age of presentation is 2 nd and 3 rd decade [1]. It is usually asymptomatic and incidental finding on MRI but it can present as nasal obstruction, post nasal drip, halitosis, occipital headache, foreign body sensation… Show more

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“…El quiste de Thornwaldt fue descrito por el médico alemán Gutav Ludwing Thornwaldt en 1885; es una tumoración benigna poco común, afectando entre el 3 al 7% de la población en general, siendo más frecuente entre la segunda y tercera década de la vida. y es igual para ambos sexos (1,3) .…”
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“…El quiste de Thornwaldt fue descrito por el médico alemán Gutav Ludwing Thornwaldt en 1885; es una tumoración benigna poco común, afectando entre el 3 al 7% de la población en general, siendo más frecuente entre la segunda y tercera década de la vida. y es igual para ambos sexos (1,3) .…”
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“…En la mayor parte de casos son asintomáticos, cuando hay síntomas suelen manifestar obstrucción nasal, rinorrea posterior, sensación de algo en zona de faringe, hipoacusia, otalgia, halitosis, otitis media, disfunción de trompa de Eustaquio, incremento de cuadro asmático y laringitis crónica (1,2,7) . Síntomas más raros reportados son, dolores cervicales, rigidez de cuello, mareo, vértigo, hiperqueratosis bucal, lesiones leucoplasias orales y gingivitis .…”
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“…It is classified as a congenital cyst of the nasopharynx, along with the Rathke pouch cyst and dermoid cyst. 2,3 The said area, otherwise known as a pharyngeal bursa, is a sac-like depression at the posterior portion of the nasopharyngeal wall that develops during sixth to tenth week of gestation, when the notochord transiently comes in contact with the superior portion of the pharyngeal mucosa. 2 Persistence of this communication forms an ingrowth of pharyngeal respiratory epithelium, which form the Tornwaldt bursa, and once the orifice is partially or totally obstructed as result of infection or after adenoidectomy, a fluid-filled potential space called a Tornwaldt cyst is formed.…”
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confidence: 99%