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A lingual thyroid cyst complicating a foreign body in the oesophagus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

William E. Harris
William E. Harris*
Affiliation:
Belfast
*
Mr W. E. Harris Dept of OtolaryngologyEye and Ear ClinicRoyal Victoria HospitalGrosvenor RoadBelfast BT12 6BA
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Abstract

A case report is presented of a man who had a foreign body in his oesophagus complicated by the fact that he also had a large cyst of a lingual thyroid. The problems encountered and his subsequent management are discussed. The possibility that a cyst of the tongue base may contain the only functioning thyroid tissue and the dangers of haemorrhage at its removal are emphasized.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 6 , June 1990 , pp. 508 - 510
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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