Child with midline swelling in the neck most probable diagnosis
Correct Answer: Thyroglossal cyst
Description: Ans. (a) Thyroglossal CystRef: Schwartz 10th edition, Page 1602* Midline masses include thyroglossal duct remnants, thyroid masses, thymic cysts, or dermoid cysts* Thyroglossal cysts account for about 75% of congenital midline swellings in childhood, and they are the most common abnormality of the midline neck seen in children
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