Lingual thyroid. Case report and review of the literature.
A case of a lingual thyroid gland in the absence of orthotopic thyroidal tissue is reported. Presenting symptoms, diagnostic methods, differential diagnosis, treatment modalities, and prognosis are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*