title: Dual thyroid ectopy: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Dual ectopic thyroid glands rarely occur, and only six cases have been reported in the literature. The authors describe a 14-year-boy who had a midline neck swelling for 8 to 9 years. The swelling increased gradually, but he had no pressure symptoms. The thyroid hormone profile showed a moderately increased thyroid-stimulating hormone value and normal T3 and T4 levels. A Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate thyroid scan showed dual ectopic thyroid glands in the sublingual and subhyoid regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. rkphulia@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khullar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marwah
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Drm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor; D009333:Neck; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013961:Thyroid Gland
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m