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<journal-id>1816-8949</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (Asunción)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1816-8949</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[EFACIM. Editorial de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas - Universidad Nacional de Asunción]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1816-89492026000100151</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/anales/2026.e59012651</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Quiste Tirogloso Supraesternal, reporte de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Suprasternal Thyroglossal Cyst, case report]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes Barboza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Herberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mena Canata]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Cátedra y Servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>59</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>151</fpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1816-89492026000100151&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1816-89492026000100151&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1816-89492026000100151&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El quiste tirogloso es una anomalía congénita de la glándula tiroides y de la línea media a nivel del cuello, afecta al 7% de la población mundial. Se presenta como un tumor indoloro, móvil con la deglución. El diagnóstico se realiza con ecografía y biopsia por aspiración con aguja fina, para determinar existencia de malignidad la cual corresponde al 1%. El tratamiento de elección es quirúrgico mediante la técnica de Sistrunk. Se reporta el caso de un paciente que acude al servicio de otorrinolaringología del Hospital, el mismo; masculino, de 7 años de edad, con antecedentes de crónicos de tumoración cervical de crecimiento intermitente a nivel del hueco supraesternal relacionado con la aparición de cuadros infecciosos de las vías aérea superiores, que cede con tratamiento a base de antibióticos y antinflamatorios no esteroideos, se realizó al paciente, una ecografía de partes blandas, con un diagnóstico presuntivo correspondiente a un quiste tirogloso, se realizó una tomografía computarizada con contraste de cuello y tórax tres meses después, concluyendo un posible nódulo quístico cervical categorizado como quiste dermoide. Durante el seguimiento del paciente el mismo presenta una complicación comprobada por ecografía cervical que informó pequeña imagen de colección heterogénea en asociación con cambios inflamatorios en región afectada. Se planificó y llevó a cabo una intervención quirúrgica para la resección de la lesión utilizando la técnica de Sistrunk. El diagnóstico fue confirmado mediante estudio anatomopatológico como quiste del conducto tirogloso de ubicación supraesternal, que resulta ser de alrededor del 5% de la frecuencia global de los quistes tiroglosos. Además, la aplicación de la cirugía Sistrunk vs la maniobra modificada se constató que presentan tasas similares de efectividad. Siendo el quiste tirogloso la anomalía congénita cervical más frecuente, resulta importante reconocer el manejo apropiado de esta patología con la suma a este caso de la ubicación poco frecuente del mismo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The thyroglossal cyst is a congenital anomaly of the thyroid gland and the midline of the neck, affecting 7% of the global population. It presents as a painless mass that moves with swallowing. Diagnosis is made by ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration biopsy to determine the presence of malignancy, which accounts for 1% of cases. The treatment of choice is surgical, using the Sistrunk technique. We report the case of a patient who presented to the otorhinolaryngology service of the hospital: a 7-year-old male with a history of chronic, intermittently growing cervical mass at the level of the suprasternal notch, associated with episodes of upper respiratory tract infections, which resolved with antibiotic and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory treatment. A soft tissue ultrasound was performed, with a presumptive diagnosis of thyroglossal cyst. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the neck and thorax was performed three months later, concluding a possible cystic cervical nodule categorized as a dermoid cyst. During follow-up, the patient developed a complication confirmed by cervical ultrasound, which reported a small heterogeneous collection associated with inflammatory changes in the affected region. Surgical intervention was planned and carried out for lesion resection using the Sistrunk technique. The diagnosis was confirmed by anatomopathological study as a thyroglossal duct cyst located in the suprasternal region, accounting for approximately 5% of the global frequency of thyroglossal cysts. Additionally, when comparing Sistrunk surgery versus the modified maneuver, similar effectiveness rates were observed. Given that the thyroglossal cyst is the most common congenital cervical anomaly, it is important to recognize the appropriate management of this pathology, along with this case highlighting its uncommon location.]]></p></abstract>
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