title: A lingual thyroid cyst complicating a foreign body in the oesophagus.
abstract: A case report is presented of a man who had a foreign body in his oesophagus complicated by the fact that he also had a large cyst of a lingual thyroid. The problems encountered and his subsequent management are discussed. The possibility that a cyst of the tongue base may contain the only functioning thyroid tissue and the dangers of haemorrhage at its removal are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014059:Tongue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery