Dual ectopic thyroid gland with Graves' disease and unilateral ophthalmopathy: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 874-877

  Kisakol, G ^a   Gonen, S ^a   Kaya, A ^a   Dikbas, O ^a   Sari, O ^a   Kiresi, D ^a   Gungor, K ^a   Karakurt, F ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dual thyroid ectopy; Graves' disease; Unilateral ophthalmopathy

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; EYE DISEASE; GRAVES DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROIDECTOMY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 14544269100     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346284     Document Type: Article

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