Papillary Carcinoma in a Lingual Thyroid: An Unusual Presentation

A lingual thyroid is a mass of ectopic thyroid tissue located in the midline of the base of the tongue. Its estimated prevalence ranges from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 10,000 population. We report the interesting case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with a primary papillary carcinoma in a lingual thyro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2012-07, Vol.91 (7), p.289-291
Hauptverfasser:	Bhojwani, Kiran M., Hegde, Mahesh Chandra, Alva, Arathi, Vishwas, K.V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities Adult Cancer Carcinoma Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis Carcinoma, Papillary - pathology Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery Care and treatment Diagnosis Dysphagia Female Humans Hypothyroidism Lingual Thyroid - pathology Lingual Thyroid - surgery Patient outcomes Surgery Thyroid gland Thyroidectomy Tongue - abnormalities Tongue - pathology Tongue - surgery Tongue Neoplasms - diagnosis Tongue Neoplasms - pathology Tongue Neoplasms - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	A lingual thyroid is a mass of ectopic thyroid tissue located in the midline of the base of the tongue. Its estimated prevalence ranges from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 10,000 population. We report the interesting case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with a primary papillary carcinoma in a lingual thyroid and a histologically normal thyroid gland. To the best of our knowledge, this case probably represents only the second reported case of a follicular variant of a papillary carcinoma arising in a lingual thyroid.
ISSN:	0145-5613 1942-7522
DOI:	10.1177/014556131209100708