Huge Lingual Thyroid

Authors

  • Fakher Rahim Toxicology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  • Hamid Dehdashti Radiology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  • Nader Saki Associated professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Hearing & Speech Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  • Nastaran Ranjbari Pathology Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz University of medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran
  • Soheila Nikakhlagh Associated professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Hearing & Speech Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract:

Lingual thyroid (LT) is a rare developmental thyroid anomaly usually affecting. Although the exact pathogenesis of this ectopic, accessory thyroid tissue is not known, it generally originates from epithelial tissue of non-obliterated thyroglossal ductus. In this report, a case of lingual thyroid in a 45- year old male patient with difficulty in breathing and swallowing complaints for five years is presented and the role of ultrasound (US) is emphasized.

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volume 1  issue 2

pages  26- 28

publication date 2012-12-01

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