title: Lingual ectopia of the thyroid gland and autotransplantation.
abstract: A case of lingual ectopia of the thyroid gland in an adult patient is presented. The management by total excision and autotransplantation of the thyroid is described with a brief review of literature.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008035:Lingual Frenum; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000637:transplantation; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous