"Hyoid Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mobile U-shaped bone that lies in the anterior part of the neck at the level of the third CERVICAL VERTEBRAE. The hyoid bone is suspended from the processes of the TEMPORAL BONES by ligaments, and is firmly bound to the THYROID CARTILAGE by muscles.
| Descriptor ID |
D006928
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.409
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| Concept/Terms |
Hyoid Bone- Hyoid Bone
- Bone, Hyoid
- Bones, Hyoid
- Hyoid Bones
- Lingual Bone
- Bone, Lingual
- Bones, Lingual
- Lingual Bones
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyoid Bone" by people in Profiles.
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Incidental radiographic findings of thyroglossal duct cysts: Prevalence and management. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Oct; 89:13-6.
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In Reference to Hyoid surgery alone for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Laryngoscope. 2017 01; 127(1):E53.
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Rheumatoid arthritis mimicking metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck Oncol. 2011 May 14; 3:26.
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Osteoradionecrosis of the hyoid bone: imaging findings. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Apr; 31(4):761-6.
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Craniofacial, skeletal, and cardiac defects associated with altered embryonic murine Zic3 expression following targeted insertion of a PGK-NEO cassette. Front Biosci. 2007 Jan 01; 12:1680-90.
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Imaging of the infrahyoid neck. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 1998 Feb; 8(1):219-34.
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H?rthle cell adenoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst. Head Neck. 1993 Jul-Aug; 15(4):348-51.