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Case Reports

. 2011 Jun;26(2):218-9.

doi: 10.3904/kjim.2011.26.2.218. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Ectopic thyroid nodule in thyroglossal duct

Ah-Young Shin¹, Seung-Hwan Lee, Won Sang Jung, Seung-Hyun Ko, Yu-Bae Ahn

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PMID: 21716916
PMCID: PMC3110858
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2011.26.2.218

Case Reports

Ectopic thyroid nodule in thyroglossal duct

Ah-Young Shin et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2011 Jun.

. 2011 Jun;26(2):218-9.

doi: 10.3904/kjim.2011.26.2.218. Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Authors

Ah-Young Shin¹, Seung-Hwan Lee, Won Sang Jung, Seung-Hyun Ko, Yu-Bae Ahn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.

PMID: 21716916
PMCID: PMC3110858
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2011.26.2.218

No abstract available

Keywords: Thyroglossal duct; Thyroid nodule.

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Figures

Figure 1
Scintigraphy with Tc-99m pertechnetate revealed a diffusely enlarged thyroid gland with homogenous uptake, suggesting diffuse toxic goiter. Uptake of the ectopic thyroid tissue (arrow) is seen apart from the pyramidal lobe (arrowhead).

Figure 2
Sonography of the thyroid gland showed a 5.1×10.1×16.1 mm-sized ovoid to round, isoechoic solid nodule (arrow) within the thyroglossal duct in front of the thyroid cartilage (arrowhead).

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