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Figures
- Fig 1.
A 41-year-old woman (patient 10). Axial (A) and longitudinal (B) sonograms show the TGDC in a suprahyoid location (2.0 × 2.3 × 3.1 cm; volume, 7.46 mL) filled with fluid. Axial (C) and longitudinal (D) sonograms obtained 13 months after EA show marked shrinkage of the TGDC. (0.35 × 0.6 × 0.76 cm; volume, 1.08 mL; volume reduction, 85.5%)
- Fig 2.
A 39-year-old woman (patient 11). Axial (A) and longitudinal (B) sonograms show a multiloculated TGDC in an infrahyoid location (1.2 × 2.0 × 2.2; volume, 2.76 mL). Sagittal CT scan (C) shows that the TGDC wraps around the hyoid bone (arrows). Axial (D) and longitudinal (E) sonograms and a sagittal CT scan (F) obtained 11 months after EA. Arrowheads indicate shrinkage of the TGDC (0.66 × 0.85 × 1.18; volume, 0.35 mL; volume reduction, 87.5%).
Tables
- Table 1:
Summary of initial characteristics, locations, and changes of TGDCs before and after the procedure
No. Sex Age (yr) Location Index V (mL) Aspiration V (mL) V of Ethanol (mL) Treatment Sessions Vol (mL) at Follow-Up VR (%) 0–6 Months 7–12 Months 12–29 Months Last 1 F 30 Suprahyoid 4.83 4 3 1 0.08 0.08 98.3 2 M 40 Suprahyoid 0.67 0.5 0.1 3 0.44 0.28 0.28 58.0 3 F 35 Suprahyoid 0.69 0.5 0.3 1 0.43 0.01 0.01 98.2 4 F 44 Suprahyoid 1.43 1 0.2 2 0.58 1.00 0.80 0.80 43.9 5 F 30 Infrahyoid 2.04 2 0.5 1 0 0 100.0 6 F 30 Infrahyoid 4.15 2 1 2 1.28 0.41 0.27 0.27 93.5 7 M 23 Suprahyoid 1.39 1 0.2 1 0.44 0.71 0.71 48.8 8 F 33 Suprahyoid 11.23 8 4 1 0.04 0.04 99.7 9 M 39 Combined 29.39 25 10 1 NA NA 10 F 41 Suprahyoid 7.46 3 2 1 2.62 1.08 1.08 85.5 11 F 39 Infrahyoid 2.76 3 1 1 1.62 0.35 0.35 87.5 Mean 34.9 ± 6.3 6.0 ± 8.4 4.6 ± 7.1 2.0 ± 2.9 1.4 ± 0.7 0.95 ± 0.94 0.50 ± 0.27 0.45 ± 0.42 0.3 6± 0.38 81.3 ± 22.3 - Table 2:
Therapeutic efficacy by symptom scores and cosmetic scores, before and after the procedurea
No Initial Score Last Score Symptom Cosmetic Symptom Cosmetic 1 5 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 0 1 4 3 4 1 3 5 4 3 0 1 6 5 4 0 1 7 3 4 3 2 8 5 4 0 1 9 5 4 0 1 10 5 4 0 1 11 3 4 1 1 Mean 4.0 ± 1.0 3.9 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 1.0 1.5 ± 0.8 -
a Patients rated symptom scores on a visual analog scale of 0–10. Physicians evaluated the cosmetic grade as grade 1, no palpable mass; grade 2, invisible but palpable mass; grade 3, mass visible only to an experienced clinician; and grade 4, easily visible mass. Initial status versus last examination of symptom scores (P = .005). Initial status versus last examination of cosmetic grades (P = .003).
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