Ectopic lingual thyroid

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi , 21 Mar 2018
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Francis Fortin, 14 Jun 2018

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

No thyroid tissue is seen at the normal thyroid bed -anterioranterior to the larynx and upper trachea.

Instead, a rounded, well defined, homogeneously enhancing ectopic thyroid tissue is seen at the base of the tongue.

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was changed:

Ectopic thyroid gland is a congenital anomaly with female predilection. Lingual thyroid makes up approximately 90% of ectopic thyroid glandglands.

  • -<p>Ectopic thyroid gland is a congenital anomaly with female predilection. Lingual thyroid makes approximately 90% of ectopic thyroid gland.</p>
  • +<p>Ectopic thyroid gland is a congenital anomaly with female predilection. Lingual thyroid makes up approximately 90% of ectopic thyroid glands.</p>

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