Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Lingual thyroid is by far the most common manifestation of ectopic thyroid. Although often asymptomatic, it is associated with congenital hypothyroidism and, most importantly, the absence of the thyroid in its usual position, making it the only functional thyroid tissue the patient has in many cases. It appears indistinguishable from thyroid tissue that located in the proper anatomical position on imaging, with strong homogeneous enhancement on contrast CT. Here we report the clinical and imaging presentation of lingual thyroid in a 33-year-old female.
Authors: O. Fahir, Z. Maflah, J. Hamdane, Y. Bouktib, M. A. Elhajjami, B. Boutakiout, M. Idrissi Ouali, N. Cherif Idrissi Ganouni
Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI
Language: English
Topic: Head and Neck Anomalies
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4387705000