Sublingual Thyroid Gland

Sublingual Gland Sialolithiasis

Sublingual gland sialolithiasis is rare and may be misdiagnosed as submandibular gland sialolithiasis, which is more common. It is important to preoperatively determine which gland is involved, because they require different surgical approaches. Computed tomography is useful for distinguishing between sublingual gland and submandibular gland sialolithiasis. Here we present a case of sublingual ...

Congenital hypothyroidism due to ectopic sublingual thyroid gland in Prader-Willi Syndrome: a case report

BACKGROUND Thyroid gland disorders are variably associated with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Many of the clinical features in newborns with PWS are similar to those found in congenital hypothyroidism (CH). CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a girl with CH and PWS. At the age of 9 months CH caused by an ectopic sublingual thyroid was diagnosed, and hormone replacement therapy was started. I...

An opinion on the minor sublingual gland.

The authors observed the so-called GI. sublingualis minor in man and the Japanese macaque, and the following conclnsions were reached. 1. The so-called minor sublingual gland is not a single gland, but a group of small independent glands having their own excretory ducts. 2. The several small independent glands and their excretory ducts should be named the GI. sublingualis minor and Ductus subli...

Multiple sialolithiasis in sublingual gland causing dysphagia

BACKGROUND Sialolithiasis is a common disease of the major salivary glands, but it is rarely seen in the sublingual gland. Patients commonly experience pain and/or swelling, but dysphagia is presented in extended lesions. CASE REPORT In this report we present a 67-year-old woman who had 268 sialoliths in the sublingual gland, forming a huge mass and causing dysphagia. The diameter of the larg...

[Thyroid gland].