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Lingual thyroid: the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Guneri ,
K. Ceryan ,
E. Igci  and
A. Kovanlikaya
A. Guneri*
Affiliation:
Izmir, Turkey
K. Ceryan
Affiliation:
Izmir, Turkey
E. Igci
Affiliation:
Izmir, Turkey
A. Kovanlikaya
Affiliation:
Izmir, Turkey
*
Ataman Guneri, M.D., Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, KBB Anabilim Dali, 35340 Inciralti-Izmir, Turkey.
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Abstract

Lingual thyroid is an uncommon developmental aberrationof embryogenesis. It may present as a mid-line, non-tender, painless, reddish appearing swelling in the throat. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a relatively new diagnostic method for this condition. Two cases of lingual thyroid are reviewed with their MRI's and surgical results.

Keywords

Thyroid glandMagnetic resonance imagingRadiography
Type
View from Within: Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 6 , June 1991 , pp. 493 - 495
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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