Dual hyperfunctioning thyroid ectopia: Dual surgical approach

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Alejandro Salazar O.
Andrés Felipe Rojas G.
Andrey Moreno T.
Enrique Cadena P.

Keywords

Thyroidectomy, Thyroid Dysgenesis, Hyperthryroidism, Lingual Thyroid, Video-Assisted Surgery

Abstract

A 36-year-old female patient with chronic myeloid leukemia being treated with nilo- tinib who was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism both on clinical and laboratory examina- tion is presented. Imaging studies found left lateralized ectopic thyroid tissue of infrah- yoid localization and a nodule at the base of the tongue. Hepatic toxicity was attributed to medical treatment, surgical removal of the dual thyroid ectopia was proposed. Due to the patients age and cosmetical concerns, a minimally invasive surgery was undertaken thru a video assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy for the cervical thyroid ectopia and a video assisted trans oral approach for the lingual thyroid ectopia. Post op pathology confirmed thyroid tissue at both locations and also excluded malignancy. The patient fully recovered without any complicaction and witout a residual cervical scar.

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