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The importance of thyroid scanning in neck lumps – a case report of ectopic tissue in the right submandibular region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. J. Morgan ,
P. Emberton  and
R. P. E. Barton
N. J. Morgan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester.
P. Emberton
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester.
R. P. E. Barton
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester.
*
Mr N. J. Morgan, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, SA31 2AF.
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Abstract

We describe the case of a 50-year-old previously well female, who presented with a slowly growing mass in the right submandibular region. Imaging confirmed the absence of a normally placed thyroid and the presence of a lingual thyroid. The submandibular mass was excised and histological examination confirmed ectopic thyroid tissue. The embryological descent of the thyroid and the Sistrunk procedure are discussed as well as the importance of thyroid scanning in neck lumps.

Keywords

Head and neck neoplasmsThyroid glandectopicRadionuclide imaging
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 7 , July 1995 , pp. 674 - 676
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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