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Palpable swelling during swallowing.
Patient Data
Age: 15 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Ectopic thyroid
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Absent thyroid tissue in its normal location. Instead, a well defined subcutaneous (superficial) echogenic homogeneous structure is seen prelaryngeal measuring 20x6 mm.No focal nodules. It shows average vascularity on applying color Doppler.
Case Discussion
An ectopic thyroid gland is a congenital anomaly in which there is absent thyroid gland in its normal location and is located elsewhere mainly at the tongue base (~90%), sublingual, prelaryngeal. It is common in females.
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