Transposition of the lingual thyroid gland to the submandibular region through a submandibular approach:A case report

作     者：Yu-Ting Yin Chao Gui 

作者机构：Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryHubei Cancer HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan 430079Hubei ProvinceChina Department of Head and Neck SurgeryHubei Cancer HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan 430079Hubei ProvinceChina 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)

年 卷 期：2024年第12卷第21期

页      面：4794-4801页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Lingual thyroid Dysphagia Transposition Surgery Case report 

摘      要：BACKGROUNDEctopic thyroid at the base of the tongue is a rare congenital condition, and it iseven rarer to have clinical symptoms and require surgical intervention. Thisdisease is easily misdiagnosed preoperatively. This article reports the diagnosis,surgical treatment, and follow-up of a case of lingual *** SUMMARYThe patient was a 54-year-old woman who presented with laryngeal foreign bodysensation and dysphagia for 20 d. The lingual thyroid was considered for generalexamination, and surgery was performed to transpose the lingual thyroid to theright submaxillary region. Pathological analysis confirmed thyroid tissue. Thepatient experienced complete remission after surgery, but developed hypothyroidismand required thyroid hormone replacement therapy, and her thyroidfunction gradually recovered over *** report a rare case of lingual thyroid with marked laryngeal foreign body sensationand dysphagia. Symptoms were completely relieved by transposition surgerybut postoperative hypothyroidism developed.