A case of the ectopic thyroid in a base of tongue
- Author:
Tai Van Le
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
etopic thyroid
- MeSH:
Thyroid Gland;
Tongue
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1998;230(11):66-68
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The incidence of ectopic thyroid is about 7%-10%. It generally appears in the midline due to abnormal migration. Rarely, ectopic thyroid is located at the heart, the mediastium, the lungs, the pancreas or adrenal glands. The authors report the case of a 36 years old, female patients who presents with symptoms of dysponia (hot potato speech) due to abnormal mass at the base of the tongue. Ultrasound detects no thyroid gland at the normal site. At the base of the tongue, there is an hypoechoic mass without hypervascularity on color Doppler, which is suspected for ectopic thyroid tissue. Then Tc99m sodium pertechnetate scanning shows thyroid tissue of the base of the tongue and there is no thyroid tissue in the normal location.
