Open AccessPapillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis Arising from Lingual Thyroid
Author(s) -
Amirmohsen Jalaeefar,
Maziar Motiee-Langroudi,
Mohammad Shirkhoda,
Amirsina Sharifi
Publication year - 2019
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/s12070-018-1539-5
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , ectopic thyroid , otorhinolaryngology , thyroid carcinoma , pathology , tongue , papillary carcinoma , neck mass , radiology , surgery
Although lingual thyroid is the most common site for ectopic thyroid gland but carcinomas originating from lingual thyroid are extremely rare, accounting only for 1% of all ectopic thyroids. Here we represent a young female with a bleeding mass at the base of her tongue and review the diagnostic approach towards papillary thyroid carcinoma of lingual thyroid. The surgical treatment and follow up are discussed. A combination of radiological studies and histological evaluation should be deployed to investigate suspicious lingual thyroids. The perspective of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for carcinomas of lingual thyroid is the same as orthotopic thyroid tissue.