Lingual Thyroid: Ultrasound Assessment and Diagnosis
Journal
Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Date Issued
2014
Author(s)
Abstract
The lingual thyroid occurring in the midline of the tongue base is an uncommon congenital anomaly. We report the case of a 43-year-old female who presented with a long-term lumping sensation. Head and neck ultrasonography revealed a solid tumor located in the tongue base without any thyroid tissue identified in the orthotopic position of the thyroid gland. With normal thyroid function and the cytological reports of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA), the diagnosis of an ectopic thyroid gland was confirmed. The utility of head and neck ultrasound in diagnosing ectopic thyroid glands is emphasized in this report. ? 2014.
Subjects
Ectopic thyroid; Lingual thyroid; Ultrasonography
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Other Subjects
adult; Article; cancer localization; case report; color ultrasound flowmetry; computer assisted tomography; contrast enhancement; cytodiagnosis; disease duration; echography; female; fine needle aspiration biopsy; foreign body; human; human cell; hyoid bone; image guided biopsy; lingual thyroid; physical examination; solid tumor; symptom; throat disease; thyroid cell; thyroid function; thyroid function test; thyroid scintiscanning; tongue cancer; tongue disease; ultrasound scanner; ultrasound transducer
Type
journal article