Tornwaldt cyst

Case contributed by Dalia Ibrahim
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Incidental finding on MRI of the nasopharynx.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
mri

A small midline nasopharyngeal cyst eliciting high signal on T1 and T2 WI with no post-contrast enhancement.

Case Discussion

Tornwaldt cyst (also spelled as a Thornwaldt cyst or Thornwald cyst) is a common incidental benign midline nasopharyngeal mucosal cyst.

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