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Dual Ectopic Thyroid Gland in an Elderly Male: Double Trouble?

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Publisher Springer
Date 2019 Nov 20
PMID 31741936
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Abstract

Double ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of a 75-year-old man who was referred with two painless swellings in the anterior midline of neck with a tracheostomy tube in situ with the suspicion of malignancy. Such patients should be investigated completely prior to definitive treatment.

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