Medical Definition of Ectopic thyroid
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Usually connects to normal thyroid, sites: lingual thyroid, thyroglossal duct remnant, anterior mediastinum (retrosternal thyroid), btw trachea and oesophagus, struma ovarii (teratoma variant), use pertechnetate first (rather than I-131) because of lower dose
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectopic Thyroid
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