A Rare Case Report of Ectopic Lingual Thyroid with Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Faten Hadj Kacem
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Khouloud Boujelben *
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Wiem Feki
Department of Radiology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Imen Gheriani
Department of Radiology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Dhouha Ben Salah
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Mouna Elleuch
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Nadia Charfi
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Fatma Mnif
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Nabila Rekik
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Mouna Mnif
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Zeineb Mnif
Department of Radiology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
Mohamed Abid
Department of Endocrinology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Ectopic thyroid gland located in the midline of the tongue due to the embryonic failure to descend to the anterior neck is an uncommon clinical entity, known as lingual thyroid (LT).
Patients with LT tissue can experience a range of clinical manifestations, depending upon the extent of the obstruction due to an enlarged thyroid or symptoms related to thyroid dysfunction.
Herein, we report a 38-year-old female who presented with dysphonia associated with foreign body sensation in the throat for three months.
Based on clinical examination, assessment of thyroid function and radiological findings, the patient was diagnosed as LT with subclinical hypothyroidism.
Conservative approach with thyroid hormone suppression resulted in size reduction of ectopic thyroid gland and a complete resolution of dysphonia.
Keywords: Ectopic, nodule, lingual thyroid, conservative