A Rare Case Report of Ectopic Lingual Thyroid with Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Faten Hadj Kacem, Khouloud Boujelben, Wiem Feki, Imen Gheriani, Dhouha Ben Salah, Mouna Elleuch, Nadia Charfi, Fatma Mnif, Nabila Rekik, Mouna Mnif, Zeineb Mnif & Mohamed Abid · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology · 2022
Ectopic thyroid gland located in the midline of the tongue due to the embryonic failure to descend to the anterior neck is an uncommon clinical entity, known as lingual thyroid (LT). Patients with LT tissue can experience a range of clinical manifestations, depending upon the ext...
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