OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical presentation and course of seven ectopic thyroid patients.

METHODS:
Design: Retrospective Chart Review
Setting: Tertiary Government Teaching Hospital
Patient: Seven patients

RESULTS: Five patients were female and two were male (ratio of 5:2). Three belonged to the 20 to 30 year-old age group, whereas two were below 10 years of age. All seven were biochemically hypothyroid and ectopic thyroid was found to be the only functioning thyroid tissue. Three patients were managed medically with levothyroxine, while ectopic thyroid was excised in four. Ectopic thyroid tissue was autotransplanted in two cases following excision.

CONCLUSION: The ages of presentation in the present series correspond with the increased physiological demand of thyroid hormone. Thyroid substitution therapy is a must in the presence of clinical and/or biochemical hypothyroidism. Surgical excision should be avoided as far as possible especially if the ectopic tissue is the only functioning thyroid in the body. Surgery is required in selected cases presenting with obstructive symptoms or hemorrhage which are unresponsive to substitution therapy. Auto transplantation of the ectopic thyroid may not provide significant benefit to the patient and more research is warranted in this aspect.

Human ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Thyroid Gland ; Lingual Thyroid ; General Surgery

OBJECTIVE/strong: To present a rare case of maxillary swelling; its investigation and management.br /br /strongMETHODS/strong:br /strongDesign/strong: Case Report br /strongSetting/strong: Tertiary Government Teaching Hospital br /strongPatient/strong: One br /br /strongRESULTS/strong: A 45-year-old female presented with a right maxillary swelling of six months duration. Radiological investigation revealed a radiolucent lesion arising from the inferior aspect of the right maxilla with no areas of calcification. Incisional biopsy report was consistent with giant cell tumor. The mass was excised via a Weber Ferguson incision under general anesthesia.CONCLUSION/strong: Though rare, giant cell tumor should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis in cases of maxillary swelling. Adequate surgical excision with long-term follow-up should be the treatment of choice for managing a giant cell lesion of the maxilla./p
Human ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Giant Cell Tumors-diagnosis ; neoplasms ; Maxilla ; Therapies, Investigational ; Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed