Ectopic goiter masquerading as submandibular gland swelling: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 306-309

  Kumar, Rakesh ^a   Sharma, Sanjay ^a   Marwah, Atul ^a   Moorthy, Denish ^a   Dhanwal, Dinesh ^a   Malhotra, Arun ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ectopic Thyroid; Lateral Thyroid; Submandibular Swelling; Thyroid Scan

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; GOITER; HUMAN; MALE; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

CHILD; CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GOITER; HUMANS; MALE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND DISEASES;

EID: 0035099025     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200104000-00005     Document Type: Article

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