Published December 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Dual thyroid ectopia with Graves' disease: a Case Report and a review of the literature

  • 1. Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Lumpur (Malaysia)
  • 2. Univ. Sains Malaysia, Kerian (Malaysia)
  • 3. Putrajaya Hospital, Putrajaya (Malaysia)

Description

Ectopic thyroid of thyroid ectopia is a rare developmental anomaly with the prevalence of 1 per 100,000 300,000 population. Even rarer, such an anomaly manifests as dual thyroid ectopia. To our best knowledge, only one case has been reported on dual thyroid ectopia with graves' disease in the Eglish literature. We present here a case of dual thyroid ectopia complicated by graves' disease, where by the diagnosis was rendered through judicious use of various diagnostic modalities coupled with a close clinical follow up. In this case, therapeutic consideration should be personalized with proper informed consent of the patient

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2010 Print)
Journal Volume
46
Journal Issue
4
Series
23 refs, 4 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 300-303
ISSN
1869-3474

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
44015708
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; PATIENTS; THERAPEUTIC USES; THYROID
Descriptors DEC
BODY; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; ORGANS; USES