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Lingual thyroid

MedGen UID:
78592
Concept ID:
C0266284
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Lingual Thyroid; Lingual Thyroids; Thyroid, Lingual; Thyroids, Lingual
SNOMED CT: Lingual thyroid (129123002); Lingual thyroid (21279007); Structure of lingual thyroid (129123002); Sublingual thyroid gland (21279007)
 
HPO: HP:0100029

Definition

An aberrant thyroid gland or Ectopic thyroid located at the base of the tongue, just posterior to the foramen cecum as a result of a failure of the thyroid to descend. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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  • Lingual thyroid

Conditions with this feature

PHACE syndrome
MedGen UID:
376231
Concept ID:
C1847874
Disease or Syndrome
PHACE is an acronym for a neurocutaneous syndrome encompassing the following features: posterior fossa brain malformations, hemangiomas of the face (large or complex), arterial anomalies, cardiac anomalies, and eye abnormalities. The association is referred to as PHACES when ventral developmental defects, such as sternal clefting or supraumbilical raphe, are present (summary by Bracken et al., 2011).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Gandhi A, Wong KK, Gross MD, Avram AM
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Larrivée-Vanier S, Jean-Louis M, Magne F, Bui H, Rouleau GA, Spiegelman D, Samuels ME, Kibar Z, Van Vliet G, Deladoëy J
Thyroid 2022 May;32(5):486-495. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1089/thy.2021.0597. PMID: 35272499Free PMC Article
Huang H, Lin YH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Oct 29;100(43):e27612. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027612. PMID: 34713843Free PMC Article
Mazahir FA, Khadora MM
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep 25;33(9):1147-1153. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0250. PMID: 32822318
Pinna R, Cocco F, Campus G, Conti G, Milia E, Sardella A, Cagetti MG
Periodontol 2000 2019 Jun;80(1):12-27. doi: 10.1111/prd.12261. PMID: 31090139
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Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2018 Jul;127(7):475-480. Epub 2018 May 16 doi: 10.1177/0003489418774070. PMID: 29766739

Diagnosis

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Therapy

Gandhi A, Wong KK, Gross MD, Avram AM
Thyroid 2016 Apr;26(4):573-9. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0396. PMID: 26864253
Sturniolo G, Violi MA, Galletti B, Baldari S, Campennì A, Vermiglio F, Moleti M
Endocrine 2016 Jan;51(1):189-98. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s12020-015-0593-y. PMID: 25987346
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Prognosis

Larrivée-Vanier S, Jean-Louis M, Magne F, Bui H, Rouleau GA, Spiegelman D, Samuels ME, Kibar Z, Van Vliet G, Deladoëy J
Thyroid 2022 May;32(5):486-495. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1089/thy.2021.0597. PMID: 35272499Free PMC Article
Mazahir FA, Khadora MM
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep 25;33(9):1147-1153. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0250. PMID: 32822318
Guo ML, Zheng X, Yang LX, Qiu YL, Cheng L, Ma SG
Arch Endocrinol Metab 2016 Nov-Dec;60(6):601-604. Epub 2016 Oct 10 doi: 10.1590/2359-3997000000214. PMID: 27737329Free PMC Article
Sturniolo G, Violi MA, Galletti B, Baldari S, Campennì A, Vermiglio F, Moleti M
Endocrine 2016 Jan;51(1):189-98. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s12020-015-0593-y. PMID: 25987346
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Clinical prediction guides

Sauer AB, Dowling EM, Bauman MMJ, Moore EJ, Carlson ML, Van Abel KM
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 May-Jun;43(3):103461. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103461. PMID: 35427937
Larrivée-Vanier S, Jean-Louis M, Magne F, Bui H, Rouleau GA, Spiegelman D, Samuels ME, Kibar Z, Van Vliet G, Deladoëy J
Thyroid 2022 May;32(5):486-495. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1089/thy.2021.0597. PMID: 35272499Free PMC Article
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Endocrine 2016 Jan;51(1):189-98. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s12020-015-0593-y. PMID: 25987346
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Recent systematic reviews

Sauer AB, Dowling EM, Bauman MMJ, Moore EJ, Carlson ML, Van Abel KM
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 May-Jun;43(3):103461. Epub 2022 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103461. PMID: 35427937
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