Published in:
01-07-2011 | Short Communication
Tornwaldt Cyst: A Cause of Neck Pain and Stiffness
Authors:
Nitish Baisakhiya, Prasad Deshmukh, Vinod Pawar
Published in:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Abstract
Nasopharyngeal cysts are rare, small in size and asymptomatic, usually diagnosed as in incidental finding on MRI. Large cyst commonly presents with obstructive symptoms. Tornwaldt cysts occur in the midline bursa of the nasopharynx above the upper border of the superior constrictor muscle. They represent as a communication between notochord remnants and the pharyngeal endoderm. We report this case because of its presentation and size (2.5 × 2 cm). It was presented as intermittent cervical pain, stiffness and vertigo because of prevertebral cervical muscle spasm due to cyst and nasal symptoms were not predominant. Although rare, it should be kept as a differential diagnosis for cervical myelgia and stiffness.