Dual ectopic thyroid gland
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Dysfunctional ectopic thyroid gland: a case report.
INTRODUCTION Lingual thyroid gland is a rare anomaly of thyroid gland development, occurring more frequently in females. If it causes local symptomatology such as dysphagia, dysphonia or dyspnea it is diagnosed in childhood, however, if it is asymptomatic it is usually diagnosed in adulthood. CASE OUTLINE We present a 23-year-old female patient in whom we diagnosed lingual thyroid gland coinc...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225506