Lingual thyroid

Lingual thyroid is an abnormal mass of ectopic thyroid tissue seen in base of tongue caused due to embryological aberrancy in development of thyroid gland. Most of the ectopic tissue is seen in the tongue. Their identification and proper management is essential since they may be the only functioning...

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Published inAnnals of maxillofacial surgery Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 104 - 107
Main Authors Kumar, L K Surej, Kurien, Nikhil Mathew, Jacob, M M, Menon, P Varun, Khalam, Sherin A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
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Care and treatment
Case Report - Developmental Defect
Case studies
Causes of
Diagnosis
Thyroid diseases
India
tongue
scintigraphy
Lingual thyroid
technetium-99
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Summary:Lingual thyroid is an abnormal mass of ectopic thyroid tissue seen in base of tongue caused due to embryological aberrancy in development of thyroid gland. Most of the ectopic tissue is seen in the tongue. Their identification and proper management is essential since they may be the only functioning thyroid tissue occurring in the body. We report a case of lingual thyroid in a 40 year old female patient who was hypothyroid with posterior swelling of tongue. Tc-99 scintigraphy confirmed the clinical diagnosis and surgical excision of entire tissue was done by midline mandibular split osteotomy and patient was placed under lifelong thyroxine replacement. Follow up showed excellent results with minimum patient discomfort.
ISSN:2231-0746
2249-3816
DOI:10.4103/2231-0746.161103