Abstract
Lingual thyroid is a rare developmental anomaly resulting from the failure of the thyroid to descend from the foramen caecum to its prelaryngeal site. The ectopic gland located at the base of the tongue is often asymptomatic but may cause local symptoms such as dysphagia, dysphonia, upper airway obstruction and hemorrhage, often with hypothyroidism. Treatment of this disorder includes the use of exogenous thyroid hormone to correct the hypothyroidism and to induce shrinkage of the gland. However, ablative therapy by means of surgery or radioiodine is necessary when symptoms of obstruction or bleeding appear. In the current case report we present a case of lingual thyroid occurring in a 10 years old female patient.
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