Autotransplantation in Lingual Ectopia of Thyroid Gland

1 August 1963

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Vol. 78 (2) , 187-191
https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1963.00750020195015

Abstract

The successful autotransplantation and transposition of thyroid tissue to the rectus muscle, pectoralis area, and to the neck, in a case of lingual ectopia of the thyroid gland in a two-year-old girl is reported.

Keywords

ABNORMALITIES
CHILD
THYROID DISEASES
TONGUE
TRANSPLANTATION