Congenital thyroid disease revisited: migrational anomalies and dyshormonogenesis.
1999; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 27; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
Autores
BRIAN M. GORDON, William Yaakob, Steven M. Willi, Maria G. Buse, Leonie Gordon,
Tópico(s)Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
ResumoNuclear medicine scintigraphy, in conjunction with other diagnostic tools, plays a vital role in assessing patients with congenital migrational anomalies. We present 5 patients, 4 of whom were hypothyroid and 1 patient who was euthyroid. Scintigraphic and ultrasonographic images were examined and correlated with laboratory results. These patients demonstrate the spectrum of migrational anomalies of the thyroid. Nuclear medicine scintigraphy was a valuable aid in establishing the location of the ectopic thyroid as well as its function.
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