Investigating a lingual thyroid

During a 15-year-period, in a thyroid investigation centre in Sri Lanka comprising 16,593 cases, 8 lingual thyroids were seen. All patients were female. Radioisotope studies and scintiscanning performed during the investigations of these cases are presented. All subjects were euthyroid at presentati...

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Published inInternational journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 227 - 229
Main Authors Warnakulasuriya, K.A.A.S., Herath, K.B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark Elsevier Ltd 01.08.1992
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Adult
Child
Choristoma - blood
Choristoma - diagnosis
Choristoma - diagnostic imaging
Choristoma - pathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes
lingual thyroid
Radionuclide Imaging
Sri Lanka
thyroid disease
Thyroid Gland - pathology
Thyroxine - blood
tongue
Tongue Neoplasms - blood
Tongue Neoplasms - diagnosis
Tongue Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Tongue Neoplasms - pathology
Triiodothyronine - blood
thyroid disease
lingual thyroid
tongue
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Summary:During a 15-year-period, in a thyroid investigation centre in Sri Lanka comprising 16,593 cases, 8 lingual thyroids were seen. All patients were female. Radioisotope studies and scintiscanning performed during the investigations of these cases are presented. All subjects were euthyroid at presentation and the clinical courses of 5 cases during follow-up are discussed.
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ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/S0901-5027(05)80224-3