Ectopic Lingual Thyroid
Ectopy of the thyroid gland is an abnormal embryological development. Its occurrence in children is rare. In this study, we report the case of a 12-year-old girl that presented with dysphagia and nocturnal dyspnea. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a lingual thyroid. Thyroid scint...
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| author | Khaled Khamassi Habib Jaafoura Fahmi Masmoudi Rim Lahiani Lobna Bougacha Mamia Ben Salah |
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| description | Ectopy of the thyroid gland is an abnormal embryological development. Its occurrence in children is rare. In this study, we report the case of a 12-year-old girl that presented with dysphagia and nocturnal dyspnea. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a lingual thyroid. Thyroid scintigraphy showed intense and elective uptake of radiotracer at the base of the tongue. Hormonal tests revealed hypothyroidism. Treatment consisted of opotherapy based on levothyroxine. Evolution has been favourable and the patient showed significant improvement with reduction of the dyspnea and the dysphagia and normalization of thyroid hormone tests. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-97abe26558894df0aa74ea9ec67427982025-02-03T05:44:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112015-01-01201510.1155/2015/252357252357Ectopic Lingual ThyroidKhaled Khamassi0Habib Jaafoura1Fahmi Masmoudi2Rim Lahiani3Lobna Bougacha4Mamia Ben Salah5Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006 Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006 Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006 Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006 Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006 Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006 Tunis, TunisiaEctopy of the thyroid gland is an abnormal embryological development. Its occurrence in children is rare. In this study, we report the case of a 12-year-old girl that presented with dysphagia and nocturnal dyspnea. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a lingual thyroid. Thyroid scintigraphy showed intense and elective uptake of radiotracer at the base of the tongue. Hormonal tests revealed hypothyroidism. Treatment consisted of opotherapy based on levothyroxine. Evolution has been favourable and the patient showed significant improvement with reduction of the dyspnea and the dysphagia and normalization of thyroid hormone tests.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/252357 |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Khamassi Habib Jaafoura Fahmi Masmoudi Rim Lahiani Lobna Bougacha Mamia Ben Salah Ectopic Lingual Thyroid Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Ectopic Lingual Thyroid |
| title_full | Ectopic Lingual Thyroid |
| title_fullStr | Ectopic Lingual Thyroid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ectopic Lingual Thyroid |
| title_short | Ectopic Lingual Thyroid |
| title_sort | ectopic lingual thyroid |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/252357 |
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