LINGUAL THYROID OUR EXPERIENCE
Journal: Otolaryngology online journal (Vol.1, No. 1)Publication Date: 2013-01-26
Authors : Balasubramanian Thiagarajan Karthikeyan Arjunan Seethalaksmi Narashiman;
Page : 1-10
Keywords : Lingual thyroid; surgical management; endocrinology; only functioning thyroid; Hyoid bone;
Abstract
Lingual thyroid is an uncommon congenital disorder of thyroid gland development, resulting in alack of descend of the gland from foramen caecum to its normal prelaryngeal location. In this paperwe discuss a series of cases of ectopic thyroid gland its incidence, clinical presentation, sex ratio,age group, endocrine status, radiological features and appropriate surgical approaches.
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