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Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler

Developmental defects of the thyroid gland are sporadic. Typical developmental abnormalities include ectopic thyroid, hemiagenesis, as well as agenesis of the thyroid gland. In children, ectopic thyroid gland is usually associated with hypothyroidism. Herein, we report a case of a 3-year-old girl wi...

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Main Authors: Ong, Yazid Pol, Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy, Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi
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Published: University of Toronto 2022
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RC Internal medicine
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spelling my.um.eprints.434422023-11-02T02:49:29Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43442/ Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler Ong, Yazid Pol Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi RC Internal medicine Developmental defects of the thyroid gland are sporadic. Typical developmental abnormalities include ectopic thyroid, hemiagenesis, as well as agenesis of the thyroid gland. In children, ectopic thyroid gland is usually associated with hypothyroidism. Herein, we report a case of a 3-year-old girl with underlying congenital hypothyroidism, who also had functioning ectopic thyroid tissue in the sublingual region, as discovered during Tc-99m thyroid scintigraphy. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed an atrophic thyroid gland. Given that the lingual thyroid was the only functioning thyroid gland, and that there was no upper airway obstruction, she was treated conservatively with thyroid hormone and close monitoring. © 2022, University of Toronto. All rights reserved. University of Toronto 2022-01 Article PeerReviewed Ong, Yazid Pol and Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy and Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi (2022) Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler. University of Toronto Medical Journal, 99 (1). 40 -42. ISSN 0833-2207,
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Ong, Yazid Pol
Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy
Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi
Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler
description Developmental defects of the thyroid gland are sporadic. Typical developmental abnormalities include ectopic thyroid, hemiagenesis, as well as agenesis of the thyroid gland. In children, ectopic thyroid gland is usually associated with hypothyroidism. Herein, we report a case of a 3-year-old girl with underlying congenital hypothyroidism, who also had functioning ectopic thyroid tissue in the sublingual region, as discovered during Tc-99m thyroid scintigraphy. Ultrasonography of the neck revealed an atrophic thyroid gland. Given that the lingual thyroid was the only functioning thyroid gland, and that there was no upper airway obstruction, she was treated conservatively with thyroid hormone and close monitoring. © 2022, University of Toronto. All rights reserved.
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author Ong, Yazid Pol
Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy
Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi
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Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy
Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi
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title Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler
title_short Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler
title_full Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler
title_fullStr Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler
title_full_unstemmed Functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler
title_sort functioning ectopic lingual thyroid in a toddler
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