title: A rare case of triple thyroid ectopia.
abstract: Various anomalies of thyro-glossal duct have been described, in which the duct may form a cyst or may present as a solid nodule to form an ectopic gland. The ectopic gland can develop along the tract of the duct to give rise to ectopic lingual, sublingual (pre-hyoid) or sub-hyoid (pyramidal) gland, with or without normal pre-tracheal thyroid gland.There are a few reports of double ectopia of thyroid but triple ectopia of thyroid is extremely rare. We have come across a case of triple thyroid ectopia, i.e., thyroid tissue at three locations along the tract of descent of thyro-glossal duct on CT, which hast been rarely reported in the world literature, and hence this report.
authors.affiliation: Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Mukund
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahalkar
authors.affiliation: Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahalkar
authors.affiliation: SPECT Lab, Erandawane, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shrikant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solav
keywords: Computed tomography of thyroid anomalies; thyroglossal duct; thyroid ectopia
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