Pharyngeal thyroid: a case report

A 48-year-old woman presented with dysphagia. On examination of the pharynx, a mass was visible behind and adjacent to the right tonsil. It was excised and proved to be ectopic thyroid tissue.

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Published inBritish journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 61 - 63
Main Authors MD, Sema Basak, MD, Onur Odabasi, MD, Okay Basak, MD, Ender Düzcan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Londonc Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1999
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Choristoma - diagnosis
Choristoma - pathology
Deglutition Disorders - diagnosis
Dentistry
Diagnostic Imaging
Endocrinopathies
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms
Palatine Tonsil - pathology
Pharyngeal Diseases - diagnosis
Pharyngeal Diseases - pathology
Thyroid Gland - pathology
Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases)
Human
Case study
Pathology
Malformation
Thyroid diseases
Stenosis
ENT disease
Adult
Pharynx disease
Thyroid gland
Ectopia
Pharynx
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Summary:A 48-year-old woman presented with dysphagia. On examination of the pharynx, a mass was visible behind and adjacent to the right tonsil. It was excised and proved to be ectopic thyroid tissue.
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ISSN:0266-4356
1532-1940
DOI:10.1054/bjom.1998.0258