Kim Min Sun, Kong Young Hwa, Lee Dae Yeol
Chonbuk National University Chonbuk National University Medicine School,, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Jeonju, Korea Phone: +82 63 250 1469 E-mail:
J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2015 Jun;7(2):148-50. doi: 10.4274/jcrpe.1791.
Ectopic thyroid tissue is most commonly located in a single location, this being the lingual area. Presentation with two ectopic thyroid foci is quite unusual. A girl patient aged 7 years who presented with complaints of two masses in the right anterior neck and submandibular area is reported. Her growth pattern and development were normal. The masses were detected to be dual ectopic thyroid glands by ultrasonography, computed tomography and 99m-technetium pertechnetate thyroid scan. The patient also had subclinical hypothyroidism. She was treated with oral levothyroxine and the masses slightly decreased in size. The repeated thyroid function tests were within the normal limits. Thyroid function tests and imaging studies need to be conducted in all patients with anterior neck masses.
异位甲状腺组织最常位于单一部位,即舌部区域。出现两个异位甲状腺病灶的情况相当罕见。本文报道了一名7岁女童患者,她因右前颈部和下颌下区域有两个肿块而前来就诊。其生长模式和发育正常。通过超声检查、计算机断层扫描和99m锝高锝酸盐甲状腺扫描,检测到肿块为双侧异位甲状腺。该患者还患有亚临床甲状腺功能减退症。她接受了左甲状腺素口服治疗,肿块大小略有减小。重复进行的甲状腺功能检查结果在正常范围内。对于所有有前颈部肿块的患者,都需要进行甲状腺功能检查和影像学研究。