Lingual thyroid: unusual appearance on computed tomography.
A patient with a lingual thyroid was found to have inhomogeneous contrast enhancement on CT, findings not previously reported. Operative and histologic examination revealed marked thyroiditis and goitrous changes, explaining the CT findings.
Shah
H R
HR
Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.
Boyd
C M
CM
Williamson
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M
Angtuaco
T
T
Suen
J Y
JY
Eudy
S I
SI
D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery