Dual thyroid ectopia

Authors

• Mohammed H. Al-Akeely, Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery (37), College of Medicine, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 4671575/55485810. Fax. +966 (1) 4116772.

Abstract

Ectopic thyroid gland is a rare embryological fault of thyroid development. Dual ectopic thyroid is even more rare and only 8 cases have been reported in the literature. The author presents a case of dual ectopic thyroid in a 16-year-old boy with an anterior neck mass, which is gradually growing in size particularly in the last 2 years. The initial diagnosis was thyroglossal duct cyst. Thyroid function test revealed elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone. Ultrasound of the neck did not show thyroid gland in its normal pretracheal position. Thyroid scan (Technetium 99) revealed the diagnosis of dual thyroid ectopia (lingual and subhyoid).

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1021

Last Page

1023

Recommended Citation

Al-Akeely, Mohammed H. (2003) "Dual thyroid ectopia," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 24: Iss. 9, Article 24.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2170