Lateral cervical ectopic thyroid masses with eutopic multinodular goiter: An unusual presentation

Hormones

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-153

  Ibrahim, Nasiru Akanmu ^a   Adewale, Oludara Mobolaji ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ectopic goiter; Multinodular goiter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; EUTOPIC MULTINODULAR GOITER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NECK TUMOR; NODULAR GOITER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SWELLING; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; CHORISTOMA; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; THYROID GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; THYROID GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69149099613     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1232     Document Type: Article

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