Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2008 Dec;42(6):485-487.
Dual Lingual Thyroid Mimicking Mono-ectopic Thyroid in the Anterior View of Tc-99m Sodium Pertechnetate Thyroid Scan
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- 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. jjmin@jnu.ac.kr
Abstract
- Ectopic thyroid is not common disease and double ectopic thyroid is rare. Until January of 2008, dual ectopic thyroid has been reported only 23 cases in international literatures. Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate scan is playing an important role in the diagnosis of ectopic thyroid. In most of the cases, dual lingual thyroid tissues could be detected as two radiotracer uptake foci. We report a case of dual lingual thyroid mimicking mono-lingual thyroid in the anterior view of thyroid scan. Lateral view helped in this case to detect the dual lingual thyroid. With lateral view, the anatomical position and relationship could be examined in more detail.
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