Coexistence of pyriform sinus fistula, ectopic lingual thyroid, and ectopic cervical thymus

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 634-637

  Ohbuchi, Toyoaki ^a   Mori, Takanori ^a   Tabata, Takahisa ^a   Hanaguri, Makoto ^b   Hisaoka, Masanori ^a   Hashida, Koichi ^a   Suzuki, Hideaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ectopic cervical thymus; Ectopic lingual thyroid; Hypothyroidism; Pyriform sinus fistula

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CRYSTAL VIOLET; GADOLINIUM; LEVOTHYROXINE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECTOPIC CERVICAL THYMUS; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FISTULA; FISTULECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LINGUAL THYROID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIRIFORM RECESS FISTULA; PYRIFORM SINUS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SWELLING; THYMUS DISEASE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMANS; LINGUAL THYROID; PHARYNX; PYRIFORM SINUS; THYMUS GLAND; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84863875349     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: 18791476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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