title: Migrating foreign body in the thyroid gland, an unusual case.
abstract: We report an unusual case of an ingested foreign body in 26 year old female that perforated the esophagus and penetrated the thyroid gland. A neck exploration was done to remove the foreign body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Tatheer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zohra
authors.forename: Mubasher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikram
authors.forename: Moghira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Shabbir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Seyed Akbar
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Abbas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland