thyroglossal duct

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duct
noun[C]
uk
/dʌkt/us
/dʌkt/
a tube or pipe that carries liquid or air, especially in and out of buildings or through ...
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The connection between its original position and its final position is thethyroglossalduct.
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Three-fourths of abnormalities within a persistentthyroglossalductinvolve the formation of a cyst.
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During migration, the thyroid remains connected to the tongue by a narrow canal, thethyroglossalduct.
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Thethyroglossalductkeeps the thyroid joined to the tongue until it disappears.
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A thyroglossal cyst can develop anywhere along athyroglossalduct, though cysts within the tongue or in the floor of the mouth are rare.
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This area is known as the foramen cecum and marks the origin of thethyroglossalduct.
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The thyroid then descends in front of the pharyngeal gut as a bilobed diverticulum through thethyroglossalduct.
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Once thethyroglossalductinvolutes, the cells will begin to generate and disappear.
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As the developing thyroid begins to travel to its intended destination, it remains connected to the tongue via thethyroglossalduct.
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Very rarely, the persistent duct can become cancerous, calledthyroglossalductcarcinoma.
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Thethyroglossalductthen continues through the neck and lies anterior to the laryngeal cartilage.
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In the case ofthyroglossalductcarcinoma, the cancerous cells are ectopic thyroid tissue that has been deposited along the thyroglossal duct and will present as a papillary carcinoma.
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