Multiple thyroid ectopics in a single patient: a rare presentation.

Abstract

A rare case of multiple thyroid ectopics has been presented. A 16 years old girl presented with swelling on the right side of neck and sense of lump in the throat. Oral examination confirmed presence of lingual thyroid. Examination of neck confirmed a 4 cm rounded soft mass on upper right side of patient's neck. Thyroid scan with I131 showed uptake of radio-iodine at the tongue base and also on right side of neck. Biopsy of mass from tongue dorsum and FNA from neck mass confirmed presence of thyroid tissue at both sites. Hormonal assay showed high TSH and low T3 and T4 level. Treatment with thyroxin for 3 months caused regression of thyroid tissue from both sites and improvement of patient's symptoms. Thyroid hormonal profile improved with thyroxin therapy and patient soon became euthyroid. The patient remained on long-term hormonal replacement with no recurrence of symptoms.