Functioning lingual and median ectopic cervical thyroid
โ Scribed by C. K. Sim; Spencer W. Beasley
- Book ID
- 112278061
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-0358
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Ectopic thyroid is a rare congenital anomaly that arises from aberrant embryogenesis during thyroid migration. Ectopic lingual thyroid (ELT) represents the most frequent site of ectopy with a reported incidence of 10% 1 . While only 0.01% of this group present with symptoms, approximately 33-62% do
The first case of anaplastic carcinoma arising in median ectopic thyroid (thyroglossal duct remnants) in an 84-year-old woman is presented. This expands the spectrum of histologic types of thyroid malignancies reported in this location and supports the theory that these carcinomas arise from thyroid
## Background: Lingual thyroid is a rare anomaly that may require surgical intervention. lesions have been approached either via the neck or transorally. advantages and limitations exist with each technique. ## Methods: A 10-year-old female on long-term suppression therapy for lingual thyroid dev