Submental thyroid ectopy might cause subclinical hypothyroidism in early childhood
Objective: Thyroid ectopy is a rare condition resulting from abnormal embryologic development and migration of the gland. Sublingual is the most common thyroid ectopy; all other ectopic thyroid locations occur very rare. There are no reports in the literature that describe the clinical course of pat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-12-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X16683623 |