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Familial occurrence of congenital hypothyroidism due to lingual thyroid gland.
- Source :
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Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 1999 Jun; Vol. 24 (6), pp. 421-3. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Two sisters who presented with midline neck masses proved to be biochemically hypothyroid. Thyroid scintigraphy supplemented with perchlorate discharge testing showed lingual thyroid glands and ruled out the expected autosomal recessive organification defect. The related literature is reviewed.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Child
Choristoma complications
Female
Humans
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
Thyroid Gland diagnostic imaging
Tongue Diseases complications
Tongue Diseases diagnosis
Choristoma diagnostic imaging
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism diagnostic imaging
Thyroid Gland abnormalities
Tongue Diseases diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0363-9762
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical nuclear medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10361938
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-199906000-00009