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Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2011 Lingual thyroid is a rare embryological anomaly and originates from failure of the thyroid gland to descend from the foramen caecum to its normal eutopic pre-laryngeal site.
P Singhal, K R Sharma, A Singhal
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Conservative Management for Lingual Thyroid Ectopic [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2015 Lingual thyroid gland is a rare clinical entity. The presence of an ectopic thyroid gland located at the base of the tongue may be presented with symptoms like dysphagia, dysphonia, and upper airway obstruction. We are introducing a case of an 8-year-old
Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodriguez +3 more
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Hypertrophic Lingual Thyroid Causing Sleep Apnea [PDF]
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2014 Ectopic lingual thyroid disorder, developing as a consequence of thyroid gland migration during early embryogenesis, is a rarely seen congenital anomaly.
Harun Soyalıç +4 more
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Lingual and Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid with No Normal Thyroid Gland – A Very Rare Occurrence
Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2019 Introduction Ectopic thyroid is a rare congenital condition. Dual ectopic thyroid is rarer still with only 30 cases reported in literature.
Shyam Kalyan N +3 more
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Thyroglossal Duct Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Synchronous Lingual Thyroid Atypia
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2016 Thyroglossal duct and lingual thyroid ectopic lesions are exceedingly rare synchronous findings. Papillary thyroid carcinoma of these ectopic thyroid sites is well understood but still a rare finding. This case points to some management nuances in regard
Timothy Yoo +3 more
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Lingual Thyroid - A Case Report with Brief Review of Literature
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2006 Lingual thyroid is a rare congenital anomaly that results from the failure of descent of the primitive thyroid from the foramen caecum. A case of ectopic lingual thyroid in a 28 year old female is reported here, along with review of literature with ...
Renuka J Bathi, Neeraj Taneja, Reema Rao
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Aeromedical evaluation and successful return to flight in a military pilot with lingual thyroid: a case report and follow-up [PDF]
BMC Endocrine DisordersBackground Lingual thyroid is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from the aberrant migration of thyroid tissue during embryonic development. Although frequently asymptomatic, its identification in military aircrew poses particular challenges given the ...
Pangmin Li +6 more
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An Embryological Cause of Primer Hypothyroidism, Lingual Thyroid
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2006 Lingual thyroid is a rare developmental thyroid abnormality usually affecting females. It is often found in the region of the foramen caecum as a lingual thyroid at the base of the tongue in patients whose gland fails to descend.
Şenay Arıkan +4 more
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A Rarely Case: Symptomatic Ectopic Lingual Thyroid [PDF]
Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2010 Lingual thyroid tissue -totally or partially- occurs at the base of the tongue due to a defect ofembriological migration of thyroid tissue. It is rarely symptomatic and could mimic lingualtumor tissue.
Ramazan BÜYÜKKAYA, Melih Ergin ERKAN, Yusuf AYDIN, Ayla BÜYÜKKAYA, Sibel YAZGAN, Ömer YAZGAN, Alp Alper ŞAFAK
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