Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Co-Existing with a Eutopic Thyroid.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Ectopic thyroid tissue, a developmental defect of thyroid gland, is met with rarity in day to day clinical practice. The diagnosis of ectopic thyroid demands a meticulous clinical examination and use of different imaging modalities. We are here reporting a case which presented as an anterior neck swelling, moving with deglutition, and also on and off dysphagia. After necessary investigations she underwent surgery and then the diagnosis of ectopic thyroid was made which was later confirmed with biopsy report which was suggestive of lymphocytic thyroiditis.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thyroid Gland
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Female
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Humans
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Adult
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Thyroid Dysgenesis
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Hypothyroidism
Language:
English
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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