title: [Lingual thyroid].
abstract: Lingual thyroid is a rare occurrence in oral surgical practice. A case is reported accompanied by a current view of the presions literature. A brief resumé of methods of treatment is given and the importance of investigations before excision is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Civile Santo Spirito, Regione Abruzzo, ULSS N. 11, Pescara.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Archivio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parere
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ascanio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: La tiroide linguale.