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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 1/2013

01-06-2013 | Case Report

Lingual Thyroid—Conservative Management or Surgery? A Case Report

Authors: S. Sujith Kumar, D. Muthiah Selva Kumar, R. Thirunavukuarasu

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

A Lingual thyroid is relatively rare. Of all ectopic thyroids 90 % are found to be Lingual thyroids. We report a case of 32 year old female who presented to us with history of mass on back of the tongue with history of dysphagia.The clinical, biochemical and radioisotope scanning confirms the diagnosis of lingual thyroid with hypothyroidism. Patient was treated with levothyroxine. After treatment, Lingual thyroid reduced in size and patient improved symptomatically.
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Metadata
Title
Lingual Thyroid—Conservative Management or Surgery? A Case Report
Authors
S. Sujith Kumar
D. Muthiah Selva Kumar
R. Thirunavukuarasu
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0518-4

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