Open AccessA case of lingual thyroid presenting with severe hematemesis in pregnancy
Author(s) -
Amol Y. Sudke,
Amit Dey,
Suchin Dhamanskar,
Varsha Kulkarni
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/1450-1147.167580
Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , airway obstruction , thyroid , amenorrhea , ectopic thyroid , surgery , pregnancy , airway , biology , genetics
Lingual thyroid is a rare anomaly with symptoms such as upper airway obstruction, dysphagia, or hypothyroidism. However, bleeding is a very rare manifestation. This report describes a case of lingual thyroid in women with 28 weeks of amenorrhea and hematemesis, and its course of diagnosis and treatment. The pathogenesis of lingual thyroid is unknown. Although ectopic lingual thyroid is usually not managed surgically, excision of ectopic lingual thyroid can be lifesaving when it is causing bleeding or airway obstruction. However, during pregnancy, surgery is the preferred mode of treatment.