Congenital thyroid disease revisited: migrational anomalies and dyshormonogenesis.
Nuclear medicine scintigraphy, in conjunction with other diagnostic tools, plays a vital role in assessing patients with congenital migrational anomalies. We present 5 patients, 4 of whom were hypothyroid and 1 patient who was euthyroid. Scintigraphic and ultrasonographic images were examined and correlated with laboratory results. These patients demonstrate the spectrum of migrational anomalies of the thyroid. Nuclear medicine scintigraphy was a valuable aid in establishing the location of the ectopic thyroid as well as its function.
Gordon
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Department of Radiology, Pediatric Endocrinology and Endocrinology, Medical University of South Carolina and Veterans Affairs Hospital, Charleston 29425, USA.
Yaakob
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Willi
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Buse
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Gordon
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging