title: Incidental lingual thyroid informs surgery.
abstract: This case study presents an incidental noting of a lingual thyroid on thyroid scintigraphy that had implications in later breast surgery. This information changed patient management and mitigated risk during intubation for breast cancer surgery.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
authors.forename: Alyce
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goode
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McKellar
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skelly
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia.
authors.forename: Lacey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.affiliation: Regional Imaging, IMed Network, Wagga Wagga, Australia; and.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Regional Imaging, IMed Network, Wagga Wagga, Australia; and.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia gcurrie@csu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Geoffrey M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Currie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D046151:Lingual Thyroid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
keywords: SPECT/CT; endocrine; incidental; intubation; lingual thyroid; thyroid scan