1 articles published in Selcuk Medical Journal with the keyword "Ectopic thyroid": Where Is The Lost Thyroid? Lingual Thyroid
ORKİDE KUTLU, ŞAMİL ECİRLİ, ABDULLAH SAKİN, MUSTAFA ÇAYCI
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...
