A Case of Lingual Thyroid Treated by 131I Ablation
Endocrinology and Metabolism
; : 303-307, 2012.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-110108
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ABSTRACT
A lingual thyroid is a rare developmental anomaly caused by the failure of the descent of the thyroid gland anlage early in the course of embryogenesis. The incidence of lingual thyroid has been reported to be 1/100,000. Lingual thyroid is often asymptomatic but may cause dysphagia, dysphonia, upper airway obstruction and hemorrhage. In this report, we described the case of a 50-year-old women experiencing lingual thyroid who had subclinical hypothyroidism. She underwent successful 131I ablation and has done well on thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
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Assunto principal:
Glândula Tireoide
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Transtornos de Deglutição
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Incidência
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Terapia de Reposição Hormonal
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Tireoide Lingual
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Desenvolvimento Embrionário
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Obstrução das Vias Respiratórias
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Disfonia
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Hemorragia
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Hipotireoidismo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo