“…It is, however, the most common location of ectopic thyroid tissue. 4 In the clinical workup of neck masses, it is important to exclude an ectopic thyroid from other midline masses. Thyroglossal cysts are caused by inflammation within a persistent thyroglossal duct.…”
A case report is presented in which magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and ultra-sound were used to diagnose a lingual thyroid and exclude a thyroglossal cyst.
“…It is, however, the most common location of ectopic thyroid tissue. 4 In the clinical workup of neck masses, it is important to exclude an ectopic thyroid from other midline masses. Thyroglossal cysts are caused by inflammation within a persistent thyroglossal duct.…”
A case report is presented in which magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and ultra-sound were used to diagnose a lingual thyroid and exclude a thyroglossal cyst.
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