title: Double ectopic thyroid.
abstract: Ectopic thyroid gland is a well-known developmental anomaly. We present a child with a unique anatomical variant of this anomaly, namely double ectopic thyroid. The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the scintigraphic findings and to emphasize the importance of performing a thyroid scan in every case of thyroid ectopia to accurately identify all sites of functioning thyroid tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel.
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hod
authors.forename: Lilia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mindlin
authors.forename: Mehrzad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohenpour
authors.forename: Tifha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D013961:Thyroid Gland