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ea0035p301 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014

Ectopic lingual thyroid gland: two case report

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...