Where Is The Lost Thyroid? Lingual Thyroid

ORKİDE KUTLU, ŞAMİL ECİRLİ, ABDULLAH SAKİN, MUSTAFA ÇAYCI

  • ORKİDE KUTLU: OK MEYDANI EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ
  • ŞAMİL ECİRLİ: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • ABDULLAH SAKİN: KANUNİ EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ
  • MUSTAFA ÇAYCI: KONYA EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ
  • Year : 2015
  • Vol : 31
  • Issue : 2
  •  Page : 77-78
Thyroid ectopy is caused by failure of the descent of thyroid tissue through thyroglossal duct during embryological development. Base of the tongue is the most common ectopic localisation of thyroid gland. It is usually asympthomatic. Adenoma, hyperplasia, inflammation, malignancy similarly can be seen in ectopic thyroid tissue, as may occur in normal thyroid tissue. In this report, we present the case who has no thyroid tissue on normal localisation, searched for ectopic localisation with scintigraphycally; treated for hypothyroidism and followed.
Cite this Article As : Kutlu O,Ecirli Ş,Sakin A,Çaycı M.Kayıp Tiroid Nerede? Lingual Tiroid. Selcuk Med J 2015;31(2): 77-78

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Selcuk Medical Journal
2015, Vol. 31 (2)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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