Table 1 Summary of nine previously reported patients, including our own, who underwent surgery for ectopic thyroid
Source | Symptom | Age | Sex | Locations | Thyroid function Pre-ope / post-ope | Reason of operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hussain D et al. | Neck swelling, dyspnea | 42 | F | Trachea and nasopharinx | Normal / hypo | Airway obstruction |
Saeedi, M et al. | Two huge mass | 35 | F | Right and left submandibular | Normal / hypo | Huge mass |
Ballehaninna UK | Midline neck swelling | 15 | F | Sublingual and infrahyoid | Hypotyhyroidism / hypothyroidism | Papillarry thyroid carcinoma |
Reynaud C et al. | Incidentally detected | 28 | F | Base of tongue and infrahyoid | Subclinical hypothyroidism / no description | Evaluate the mass |
Kwon HJ et al. | Submental mass | 37 | F | Base of tongue and sublingual | Normal / hypo | Considered to be the thyroglossal duct cyst |
Huang TS et al. | Right neck mass | 71 | F | Lingual and right neck | Normal / hypo | The mass grew gradually |
Ulug T et al. | Neck swelling | 20 | F | Infrahyoid and lingual | Normal / hypo | Cosmetic outcome |
Ghanem N et al. | Abnormal screening | 24 | F | Lingual and porta hepatis | Normal / hypo | Exclude thyroid carcinoma |
Hazarika P et al. | Swelling in tongue and chin | 32 | M | Base of tongue and submandibular | Normal / normal | No description |
Our case | Neck swelling | 15 | M | Base of tongue and right neck | Normal / hypo | Cosmetic outcome |