Abstract
An 8-year-old girl with a lingual thyroid was evaluated because of a tumor at the base of the tongue. Ultrasound showed a hypoechogenic homogeneous parenchymatous structure at the base of the tongue consistent with thyroid tissue. Suboptimal levothyroxine treatment resulted in longstanding TSH stimulation causing a lingual goiter.
Translated title of the contribution | A girl with a tumor at the base of the tongue |
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Original language | Dutch |
Article number | D6503 |
Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
Volume | 166 |
Publication status | Published - 10 Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Thyroid Gland
- Thyroxine/therapeutic use
- Tongue
- Tongue Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Ultrasonography