Back close

Lateral thyroid ectopia

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Source : Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Volume 20, Number 1, p.42-44 (2012)

Url : http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876262376&partnerID=40&md5=42d4ab64295cb06587f8ba63c9b2f223

Keywords : adolescent, article, case report, computer assisted tomography, drug uptake, ectopic thyroid gland, human, male, pertechnetic acid tc 99m, single photon emission computer tomography, thyroid scintiscanning Abstract:

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Department : Nuclear Medicine

Year : 2012

Abstract : We report here a rare case of lateral ectopia of thyroid without orthotopic thyroid tissue in an Indian teenager, who was referred to our department for a thyroid scintigraphy. Technetium Pertechnetate (99mTcO4 - ) scan showed uptake in laterally placed soft tissue structure along with functioning thyroid tissue in high anterior midline neck region in line with thyroglossal tract. There is no uptake in the normal anatomical thyroid bed region. Ultrasound study of the neck confirmed a soft tissue structure on the right of midline appearing coarse in echotexture with internal vascularity and absent native thyroid gland. Ectopic thyroid tissue lateral to midline associated with thyroglossal tract remnant and absence of orthotopic thyroid tissue is known to be very rare.

Cite this Research Publication : M. Sarma, Ravindra, B. C., Subramanyam, P., Sundaram, P. S., and Babu, K. S., “Lateral thyroid ectopia”, Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 20, pp. 42-44, 2012.

Admissions Apply Now