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LINGUAL THYROID OUR EXPERIENCE

Journal: Otolaryngology online journal (Vol.1, No. 1)

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Page : 1-10

Keywords : Lingual thyroid; surgical management; endocrinology; only functioning thyroid; Hyoid bone;

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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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