title: [A case of lingual thyroid].
abstract: A case of thyroid lingual ectopy is reported. Medical therapy was at first sufficient to control the progressive increase in thyroid volume, but adolescence and pregnancies induced a further increment in the volume of the lingual goiter, accompanied by an impairment of swallowing and respiration. Such obstructive symptoms were resolved by surgical intervention followed by continued substitutive medical therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013963:Thyroid Hormones
vernacular_title: Un caso di tiroide linguale.