A Case of Ectopic Thyroid Gland in the Submandibular Region
| Autor: | Shigeo Sawai, Masao Fujigaki, Koichiro Asano, Masaya Kato, Hideo Miyata, Yatsuji Ito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Diagnostic information Ectopic thyroid tissue medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ectopic Thyroid Gland Submandibular gland Resection Fine-needle aspiration medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Otorhinolaryngology Biopsy Medicine Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 93:669-674 |
| ISSN: | 1884-4545 0032-6313 |
| DOI: | 10.5631/jibirin.93.669 |
| Popis: | We report a rare case of an ectopic thyroid gland that developed in the right submandibular region. The patient was a 65-year-old female. She complained of a mass (4.0×3.0cm) in her neck, and was admitted to our hospital. An ultrasonic scan, CT scan and fine needle aspiration biopsy were performed before the resection. Results of these examinations did not give diagnostic information. After the resection, the histological appearance showed an adenomatous goiter. This could not be clinically distinguished from a tumor of the submandibular gland. Ectopic thyroid tissue should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mass in the submandibular portion. |
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