Lingual Thyroid: A Case Report and Literature Review
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چکیده مقاله:
Thyroid ectopia is a dysgenesis of thyroid gland and Lingual position represents the most frequent ectopic location accounting up to 90% of ectopic cases. Hypothyroidism is commonly present because of absence of a normal thyroid gland in most instances. Primary hypothyroidism in juvenile population generally leads to retardation of linear growth and delay or even arrested puberty. We present a 20 years old female with typical and profound presentation of hypothyroidism due to lingual thyroid.
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عنوان ژورنال
دوره 5 شماره 11
صفحات 6049- 6055
تاریخ انتشار 2017-11-01
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