Ö.A. Gürlek, S. Sayınalp, F. Telatar

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Asymptomatic lingual thyroid:one-year follow-up with-thyroxine suppressive therapy- case report

Lingual thyroid is a rare congenital anomaly, resulting from maldescent of thyroid tissue during embryonic development. Here we describe a case with lingual thyroid and subclinical hypothyroidism. Suppressive therapy with L-Thyroxine resulted with an uneventful one-year follow-up period.In view of the clinical course of this patient and review of the literature, we conclude that, suppressive therapy with L-Thyroxine should be preferred to surgical therapy initially in patients with asymptomatic lingual thyroid.
Keywords:

Lingual thyroid / asymptomatic / L-Thyroxine,

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  • Douglas PS,Baker AW.Lingual thyroid.Br J Oral Naxillofac Surg 1994:32:123-124.
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  • ISSN: 1019-1941
  • Yayın Aralığı: 3
  • Başlangıç: 1988
  • Yayıncı: Marmara Üniversitesi
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