Double ectopic thyroid.
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.
Hod
Nir
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel.
Mindlin
Lilia
L
Cohenpour
Mehrzad
M
Horne
Tifha
T
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