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Ectopic thyroid masquerading as submandibular tumour: a case report

Author(s) -

AD Deshmukh,

Rakesh Katna,

Asawari Patil,

DA Chaukar,

Sandip Basu,

AK D′cruz

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

annals of the royal college of surgeons of england

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1478-7083

pISSN - 0035-8843

DOI - 10.1308/147870811x590324

Subject(s) - ectopic thyroid , thyroid , medicine , choristoma , mediastinum , pathology , anatomy

An ectopic thyroid gland may be present in any location along the path of migration from the foramen caecum to the mediastinum. The most common locations for an ectopic thyroid are the lingual thyroid followed by median cervical cysts. An ectopic thyroid in the submandibular region is extremely rare. We present the case of a 44-year-old patient with ectopic thyroid tissue in submandibular space and a review of the literature related to it.

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