Open AccessDual Ectopic Thyroid Gland in an Elderly Male: Double Trouble?
Author(s) -
Rachana Agrawal,
Sangeeta Varty
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-017-1082-9
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , thyroid , ectopic thyroid , head and neck surgery , malignancy , surgery , plastic surgery , anatomy , general surgery , pathology
Double ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of a 75-year-old man who was referred with two painless swellings in the anterior midline of neck with a tracheostomy tube in situ with the suspicion of malignancy. Such patients should be investigated completely prior to definitive treatment.