title: Lingual thyroid: case report.
abstract: A sixteen year old male presented with progressive dysphagia, dysphonia and haemoptysis over eight months. Radionuclide studies and computed tomographic scans confirmed an only functional thyroid gland at the base of tongue which was excised wholly via mandibular split transoral route and patient put on thyroxin replacement therapy.
authors: Kenyatta National Hospital, P.O. Box 19303-00202, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Sonigra
authors: B A
authors: BA
authors: Ongulo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000209:etiology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D046151:Lingual Thyroid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed