Lingual thyroid causing dysphonia: case report

CONTEXT: Lingual thyroid gland is a rare clinical entity that is caused by the failure of the thyroid gland to descend to a normal cervical location during embryogenesis. The occurrence of an ectopic thyroid gland located at the base of the tongue may cause problems for the patient, with symptoms of...

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Main Authors: Alfio José Tincani, Antonio Santos Martins, André Del Negro, Priscila Pereira Costa Araújo, Gilson Barretto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802004000200007&lng=en&tlng=en