Lingual thyroid is a rare congenital anomaly, resulting from maldescent of thyroid tissue during embryonic development. Here we describe a case with lingual thyroid and subclinical hypothyroidism. Suppressive therapy with L-Thyroxine resulted with an uneventful one-year follow-up period.
In view of the clinical course of this patient and review of the literature, we conclude that, suppressive therapy with L-Thyroxine should be preferred to surgical therapy initially in patients with asymptomatic lingual thyroid.
Konular | Klinik Tıp Bilimleri |
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Bölüm | Derleme |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Ekim 1995 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 1995 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4 |