A Case of Multiple Ectopic Thyroid Glands with Goiter and Compensated Hypothyroidism Diagnosed by Computerized Tomography / 대한소아내분비학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
;
: 132-136, 2000.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-216456
ABSTRACT
Ectopic thyroid is an uncommon embryological aberration characterized by the presence of thyroid tissue at a site other than in its usual pretracheal region. Usually it occurs along the path of descent of the developing thyroid primodium from the foramen cecum, commonest being lingual followed by sublingual and in the anterior midline of neck at, or below, the level of the hyoid bone. It is unusal for lingual thyroid to present simultaneously with another ectopic thyroid, so we report a case of 12-year-old girl who had multiple ectopic thyroid glands with goiter and compensated hypothyroidism diagnosed by computerized tomography in lingual and infrahyoid area.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thyroid Gland
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Cecum
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Lingual Thyroid
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Thyroid Dysgenesis
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Goiter
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Hyoid Bone
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Hypothyroidism
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Neck
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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