Thornwaldt cyst

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Patient with MS and episodic bad breath.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
mri

Rounded 1.5cm cystic lesion in the midline of the nasopharynx filed with fluid which does not attenuate on FLAIR.

Case Discussion

Typical appearances of an incidental Thornwaldt cyst. 

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