Abstract
The occurrence of ectopic lingual thyroid tissue was first reported over 100 years ago. We report an unusual presentation of ectopic thyroid tissue occurring in the submental area. A 27-year-old female presented to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman, in October 2011 with an 8 x 6 cm mass which caused difculty in talking and a feeling of heaviness in the jaw. She was clinically and biochemically euthyroid upon presentation. Te clinical diagnosis was confrmed by a technetium-99m thyroid scan, magnetic resonance imaging and fne needle aspiration. A single dose of 976 megabecquerels of radioactive iodine-131 resulted in hypothyroidism after three months and the complete disappearance of the swelling and associated symptoms. At a two-year follow-up, the patient was healthy and continuing lifelong replacement therapy with thyroxine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | e571-e574 |
| Journal | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Abnormalities
- Case Report
- Ectopic Tyroid
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Oman
- Therapeutic use
- Tyroglossal Cyst
- Tyroid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine