Lingual thyroid--a lesson to learn
Ramzisham, A.R.M.; Somasundaram, S.; Nasir, Z.M.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 59(4): 533-534
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 15779588 Document Number: 582959
We present a case of a middle-aged woman with a mass in the posterior third of the tongue which was diagnosed as a tongue haemangioma. The tumour was successfully excised via a midline mandibular osteotomy and tongue splitting approach. The histopathology examination, however, revealed the 5x4 cms mass to be a lingual thyroid. The salient features of this unusual presentation of a thyroid enlargement will be discussed.