Lingual thyroid: a case report and literature review

The presence of ectopic thyroid tissue at the base of the tongue is called lingual thyroid. Most cases are asymptomatic, sometimes being diagnosed accidentally, for example, in the context of an upper respiratory infection. In this paper, we present the case of a 44-year-old female patient, with a h...

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Main Author: Gomes, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Barreto, Joana (author), Azevedo, Paula (author), Duarte, Delfim (author)
Format: article
Language:por
eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.1083
Country:Portugal
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