1. Papillary carcinoma in a lingual thyroid: An unusual presentation.
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Bhojwani, Kiran M., Hegde, Mahesh Chandra, Alva, Arathi, and Vishwas, K. V.
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ECTOPIC tissue , *PAPILLARY carcinoma , *TONGUE , *TOMOGRAPHY , *TONGUE diseases , *SYMPTOMS , *DIAGNOSIS , *ANATOMY ,THYROID disease diagnosis - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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