Incidental lingual thyroid informs surgery.

نویسندگان

  • Alyce Goode
  • Cheryl McKellar
  • Melanie Carter
  • Laura Skelly
  • Lacey Greene
  • George Roy
  • Matthew Haase
  • Geoffrey M Currie
چکیده

This case study presents an incidental noting of a lingual thyroid on thyroid scintigraphy that had implications in later breast surgery. This information changed patient management and mitigated risk during intubation for breast cancer surgery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of nuclear medicine technology

دوره 43 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015