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Case Reports
. 1980 Feb;94(2):219-24.
doi: 10.1017/s0022215100088708.

Ectopic thyroid gland in the submandibular region

E Helidonis, G Dokianakis, G Papazoglou, P Pantazopoulos, H Thomopoulou
Case Reports

Ectopic thyroid gland in the submandibular region

E Helidonis et al. J Laryngol Otol. 1980 Feb.

Abstract

A rare case of an ectopic thyroid gland appearing as a submandibular mass in a 30-year-old female patient is presented. Special emphasis is placed on the origin, unusual location, functioning status, pathology and diagnostic problems created by this interesting case.

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