DUAL ECTOPIC THYROID: LINGUAL WITH INFRAHYOID THYROID ECTOPIA: AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE
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Dual ectopic thyroid with lingual and anterior hyoid ectopic thyroid tissue in a Chinese girl.
Ectopic thyroid is not a common disease, and a double ectopic thyroid is extremely rare. We report a recent case of dual ectopic thyroid in an 11-year-old girl mimicking mono-ectopic lingual thyroid on the anterior view of the thyroid scan. The dual ectopic thyroid was shown on the lateral view, with foci in the lingual and anterior hyoid regions, but no thyroid tissue in the pre-tracheal regio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/635