ea0035p301 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014
Gul Kamile
, Sahin Murat
, Oguz Ayten
, Cangur Can
, Ozkaya Mesut
, Sagliker Hasan Sabit
Aim: Thyroid tissue originates from foramen cecum located in the base of the tongue and with embryonal development it descends through thyroglossal duct to its normal location. A total or partial failure in thyroid tissue descending causes ectopic thyroid tissue. One of this ectopic region is lingual region. We presented two case of ectopic thyroid tissue.Case 1: A 18-year-old female that uses levothyroxine 100 mcg/day for hypothyroidism admitted to endo...