A Case of Subclinical Hypothyroidism with Lingual and Right Pretracheal Ectopic Thyroid | Zendy

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A Case of Subclinical Hypothyroidism with Lingual and Right Pretracheal Ectopic Thyroid

Author(s) -

Min Sun Kim,

Young Hwa Kong,

DaeYeol Lee

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1308-5735

pISSN - 1308-5727

DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.1791

Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic thyroid , thyroid , levothyroxine , subclinical infection , thyroid function tests , pertechnetate , thyroid function , congenital hypothyroidism , radiology , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , scintigraphy

Ectopic thyroid tissue is most commonly located in a single location, this being the lingual area. Presentation with two ectopic thyroid foci is quite unusual. A girl patient aged 7 years who presented with complaints of two masses in the right anterior neck and submandibular area is reported. Her growth pattern and development were normal. The masses were detected to be dual ectopic thyroid glands by ultrasonography, computed tomography and 99m-technetium pertechnetate thyroid scan. The patient also had subclinical hypothyroidism. She was treated with oral levothyroxine and the masses slightly decreased in size. The repeated thyroid function tests were within the normal limits. Thyroid function tests and imaging studies need to be conducted in all patients with anterior neck masses.

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