Dual Ectopic Thyroid Gland

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 556-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinko Marković ◽  
Gordana Glavina ◽  
Davor Eterović ◽  
Ante Punda ◽  
Dubravka Brdar
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Dual Ectopic Thyroid

scholarly journals Triple ectopic thyroid-a rare case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 2457
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar G. ◽  
Murugan Arumugam ◽  
Manoj Karthik S. ◽  
Ananthakrishnan Nilakanta
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Imaging Evaluation ◽  
Ectopic Tissue ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
Dual Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Different Levels

The ectopic tissue of the thyroid gland along the descent of thyroglossal duct is a rare congenital aberration with or without the presence of normal thyroid gland. Single or dual ectopic thyroid has been reported. Three ectopic focuses at different locations are extremely rare. We present a rare case report of twenty years old female who presented with swelling over the anterior aspect of the neck mimicking thyroglossal cyst. Up on imaging evaluation ectopic thyroid at three different levels were diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) neck. Hence surgery was avoided and patient was managed with thyroxine supplement and follow up.

scholarly journals Dual ectopic thyroid gland

2018 ◽  
pp. bcr-2018-225506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Matta-Coelho ◽  
Sara Donato ◽  
Manuel Carvalho ◽  
Helena Vilar
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Dual Ectopic Thyroid

scholarly journals Thyroid ectopia: a case series

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1570
Author(s):  
Aneesh Sugunan ◽  
Zahir S. Hussain ◽  
Kumaran Muthappan Palaniappan ◽  
Shikhil Puzhakkal ◽  
Althaf Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Overt Hypothyroidism ◽  
Anterior Neck ◽  
First Case ◽  
Thyroid Ectopia ◽  
Dual Ectopic Thyroid

Ectopic thyroid is a form of thyroid dysgenesis and is defined as the presence of thyroid tissue in an abnormal location. Its prevalence is about 1 per 1,00, 000-3,00,000 people, rising to 1 per 4,000-8,000 patients with thyroid diseases. The most common sites of ectopic thyroid are lingual (90%) and anterior neck (10%). They are usually diagnosed with hypothyroidism with a mass with, or without pressure symptoms in the 2nd or 3rd decade of life when there is increased demand of thyroid hormone. Presence of two ectopic foci of thyroid tissue simultaneously is rare, and very few such cases of dual thyroid ectopia have been reported. We present a case series of 3 ectopic thyroid with 3 different clinical presentation. The first case is a 19-year-old boy who presented with clinical and biochemical overt hypothyroidism and was discovered to have only a sublingual ectopic thyroid gland. The second case is a 16-year-old girl who presented with dysphagia and on evaluation was found to have a dual ectopic thyroid gland in the lingual and sub lingual region. The third case is a 28-year-old women who presented with a sub hyoid swelling which on evaluation was diagnosed as a dual ectopic thyroid in the lingual and sub lingual region.

scholarly journals Dual Ectopic Thyroid: An Uncommon Imaging Diagnosis

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-84
Author(s):  
Nidhi Prabhakar ◽  
Vivek Gupta ◽  
Naresh Panda
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Hormone Replacement ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Imaging Diagnosis ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Gland Tissue ◽  
Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy ◽  
Dual Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Enhanced Computed Tomography ◽  
Thyroid Gland Tissue

ABSTRACT Ectopic thyroid means presence of thyroid gland tissue in abnormal position. Dual ectopic thyroid is the presence of thyroid gland tissue in two different abnormal locations. It is a rare entity. We report a case of 17-year-old girl who presented with a gradually increasing swelling in the upper neck. Her thyroid tests were abnormal, with mildly reduced T3 and T4 levels and increased TSH levels. Ultrasound revealed an isoechoic homogenous lesion in the intermuscular planes, in the infrahyoid neck. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) of neck was performed which showed two similarly homogenously enhancing lesions, one in the base of tongue and another in the infrahyoid neck. Thyroid gland was not seen in its normal location. On the basis of these findings, diagnosis of dual ectopic thyroid was made. Patient was managed with thyroid hormone replacement therapy to manage hypothyroidism and decrease the size of swelling. How to cite this article Prabhakar N, Gupta V, Panda N, Khandelwal N. Dual Ectopic Thyroid: An Uncommon Imaging Diagnosis. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2015;49(2):83-84.

scholarly journals Ectopic thyroid gland- presentation at childhood, adolescent and adult life

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-124
Author(s):  
Md Sunny Anam Chowdhury ◽  
Mohshi Um Mokaddema ◽  
Tanzina Naushin ◽  
Simoon Salekin ◽  
Nabeel Fahmi Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Rare Entity ◽  
Neck Swelling ◽  
Anterior Neck ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
Body Sensation ◽  
Dual Ectopic Thyroid

Ectopic thyroid is a rare entity that can appear at any age with different presentations. In this study we are reporting four cases of ectopic thyroid gland at different ages; two cases at childhood, one at adolescent and one at adult life. Among the two children, one having ectopic thyroid at the level of hyoid bone, presented with anterior neck swelling with no other symptom and another one having a lingual ectopic thyroid presented with features of hypothyroidism and obstructive features. The cases of adolescent and adult age are very rare cases of dual ectopic thyroid and ectopic thyroid tissue coexisting with normal thyroid gland respectively. Both of them presented with anterior neck swelling, with additional complaints of dysphagia and foreign body sensation by the adolescent patient. All the cases, ectopic thyroids were detected by Ultrasonogram and confirmed by radionuclide (99mTc) thyroid scan. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v17i1.22503 Bangladesh J. Nuclear Med. 17(1): 116-124, January 2014

scholarly journals A case of dual ectopic thyroid

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2862
Author(s):  
S. Zahir Hussain ◽  
Muhamed Faizal Ayub
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Short Stature ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid ◽  
Single Patient ◽  
Technetium 99M ◽  
Ectopic Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Uncommon Presentation ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
Dual Ectopic Thyroid

The presence of two ectopic foci of thyroid tissue in a single patient is an uncommon presentation. Ectopic thyroid reportedly has a low incidence. We are reporting here a case of dual ectopic thyroid present in the lingual and sub hyoid region in a 33 years old lady with short stature and hypothyroidism. Ultrasonography of the neck had revealed no thyroid gland in its normal anatomical position. The presence of ectopic thyroid tissue in the lingual and sub hyoid region were confirmed with a technetium-99m sodium per technetate thyroid scan. 

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