title: Infected ossified lingual thyroid goitre.
abstract: Lingual thyroid is a rare embryologic migration failure. It may undergo goitrous changes and the ensueing complications as well as carcinomatous transformation [1,2]. We describe a case of an infected ossified lingual thyroid goitre with suspicion of carcinomatous transformation.
authors.affiliation: Radiodiagnostic Department, Centre René-Huguenin, Saint-Cloud, France.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Plantet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pallud
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Talma
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hagay
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Talmud
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006042:Goiter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis