[Diagnosis and therapy of thyroid tissue of the base of the tongue].
Lingual thyroid tissue is the most frequent ectopic location of the thyroid gland, although its clinical incidence is low with 1 in 100,000 cases occurring. We describe a 25-year-old woman who presented with dysphagia due to lingual thyroid tissue. Suppressive hormone therapy did not have a significant effect. Surgical therapy was used when obstructive symptoms increased. The lingual thyroid was resected partially while the remaining gland was transposed into a lateral submental region. Diagnostic procedures using such imaging techniques as scintigraphy, ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and therapeutic options are discussed.
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Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Essen.
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D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery