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01-10-2019 | Clinical Report

Dual Ectopic Thyroid Gland in an Elderly Male: Double Trouble?

Authors: Rachana Agrawal, Sangeeta Varty

Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Special Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Double ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of a 75-year-old man who was referred with two painless swellings in the anterior midline of neck with a tracheostomy tube in situ with the suspicion of malignancy. Such patients should be investigated completely prior to definitive treatment.

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Title: Dual Ectopic Thyroid Gland in an Elderly Male: Double Trouble?
Authors: Rachana Agrawal
Sangeeta Varty
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-017-1082-9

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