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Case Reports
. 2011:2011:159703.
doi: 10.4061/2011/159703. Epub 2011 Jun 16.

Dual ectopic thyroid with normally located thyroid: a case report

Bipul Kumar Choudhury  1 , Uma Kaimal Saikia, Dipti Sarma, Mihir Saikia, Sarojini Dutta Choudhury, Santanu Barua, Swapna Dewri
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Case Reports

Dual ectopic thyroid with normally located thyroid: a case report

Bipul Kumar Choudhury et al. J Thyroid Res. 2011.

Abstract

Dual ectopic thyroid is a rare presentation of thyroid ectopia. Only a few cases have been reported in the world literature. Dual ectopic thyroid in the presence of a normally located thyroid is even rarer. We report a case of dual ectopic thyroid in the lingual and submandibular areas in a seventeen-year-old female with hypoplastic thyroid gland in its normal location. The patient presented with a midline swelling at the base of tongue with dysphagia. Thyroid function test revealed primary hypothyroidism. Ultrasonography of the neck showed hypoplastic thyroid in its normal location. A thyroid scan with Technetium-99 m pertechnate showed two intensely hyperfunctioning foci of ectopic thyroid tissue at a higher level in the midline consistent with dual ectopic thyroid, one at the base of tongue and the other in submental region. No uptake was seen in the normal bed.

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