title: Lingual thyroid in a young female: role of imaging.
abstract: A 12-year-old girl presented with dysphagia and a feeling of fullness in the throat. On examination a midline smooth, rubbery and reddish mass was seen at the base of the tongue, which moved with deglutination and protrusion of the tongue. A thyroid function test was within normal limits. On ultrasonography, absences of thyroid gland in its normal position with a smooth-contoured, round-shaped nodular mass at the tongue base with internal vascularity within. The mass was hyperdense and homogeneously enhancing on postcontrast. A clinical diagnosis of ectopic lingual was made based on the ultrasonography and CT scan features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Medical College Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Pokhraj Prakashchandra
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Suthar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Medical College Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Medical College Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Prakash Jagdishchandra
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Medical College Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Narottam Ambavibhai
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046151:Lingual Thyroid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D013974:Thyroxine