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An uncommon cause of dysphagia

Lingual thyroid is an abnormal mass of ectopic thyroid tissue seen in the base of tongue caused due to aberrant embryological development. It is often asymptomatic but may cause local symptoms, such as dysphagia, dysphonia, and upper airway obstruction. In this case, we report a 13-year-old girl who...

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Autores principales: Senthilraja, Manickavasagam, Rajan, Remya, Kapoor, Nitin, Paul, Thomas Vizhalil, Cherian, Kripa Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6482789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31041293
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2_19