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Conservative management for lingual thyroid ectopic.
Sigua-Rodriguez, Eder Alberto; Rangel Goulart, Douglas; Asprino, Luciana; de Moraes Manzano, Afonso Celso.
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  • Sigua-Rodriguez EA; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
  • Rangel Goulart D; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
  • Asprino L; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
  • de Moraes Manzano AC; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Santa Casa de Limeira, Limeira, SP, Brazil.
Case Rep Otolaryngol ; 2015: 265207, 2015.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25785216
Lingual thyroid gland is a rare clinical entity. The presence of an ectopic thyroid gland located at the base of the tongue may be presented with symptoms like dysphagia, dysphonia, and upper airway obstruction. We are introducing a case of an 8-year-old girl who had lingual thyroid that presented dysphagia and foreign body sensation in the throat. The diagnostic was reached with clinical examination, thyroid scintigraphy with Tc(99m) and ultrasound. A laryngoscopy was performed which confirmed a spherical mass at base of tongue. Investigation should include thyroid function tests. In this case we observed subclinical hypothyroidism. There are different types of surgical approaches for the treatment of this condition; however, the treatment with Levothyroxine Sodium allowed the stabilization of TSH levels and clinical improvement of symptoms in a follow-up of 2 years.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Otolaryngol Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Otolaryngol Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos