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Case Reports
. 1990 Jan;13(1):65-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF03348586.

Lingual thyroid in two natural brothers

F Y Defoer  1 , C Mahler
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Case Reports

Lingual thyroid in two natural brothers

F Y Defoer et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

Tc99m scanning because of hypothyroidism revealed a lingual thyroid in two natural brothers who had no family history of thyroid disease. No thyroid tissue was found in the neck. Further development under substitution therapy with levothyroxine was normal. The diagnosis of this rare disease in two natural brothers suggests that lingual thyroid may be inherited.

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  • Ectopic thyroid in siblings.
    Carmi D, Laron Z. Carmi D, et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 1991 Feb;14(2):151. doi: 10.1007/BF03350290. J Endocrinol Invest. 1991. PMID: 2061570 No abstract available.

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