title: [The diagnosis of ectopic thyroid].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the diagnosis method of ectopic thyroid.
  
  
  METHODS
  11 cases with ectopic thyroid were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  11 cases were diagnosed by 99mTc scan, 7 cases were complicated by hypothyroidism, 3 cases were diagnosed by ultrasonography and autopsy else.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  99mTc scan is the best method and the biopsy is an accurate method to diagnose ectopic thyroid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.forename: Qiurun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yonghua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013961:Thyroid Gland