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ectopic thyroid
- usually connects to normal thyroid
- sites:
- lingual thyroid
- thyroglossal duct remnant
- anterior mediastinum ("retrosternal thyroid")
- btw trachea and esophagus
- struma ovarii (teratoma variant)
- use pertechnetate first (rather than I-131)
because of lower dose
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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