[Lingual thyroid. A case report].
Account on a tongue thyroid case and bibliographic review of the subject. It is an anomaly due to the thyroid gland not come down. Symptomatic cases are scarce (around 400 reported in the literature). Diagnosis is basically scintigraphic. When there are symptoms management should begin with thyrotoxine. More severe instances require surgical exeresis.
Sánchez Galán
L
L
Servicio de O.R.L., Hospital San Millán de Logroño.
Preciado López
J
J
García Cano
J
J
Erdozáin Rodríguez
I
I
Zabaleta López
M
M
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Tiroides lingual. A propósito de un caso.