Rare Report of a Familial Case of Lingual Ectopic Thyroid

Authors

  • Yeasmin Akter Medical Officer, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Kushtia
  • Md Sunny Anam Chowdhury Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Kushtia
  • M M Arif Hosen Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Comilla
  • Md Nazmul Hossain Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Kushtia
  • Sujon Mahmud Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Kushtia
  • Fariha Zerin Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Kushtia
  • Bahalul Hasan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Kushtia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v28i1.79557

Keywords:

Congenital hypothyroidism, ectopic thyroid gland, lingual thyroid, Newborn screening, 99m Technetium pertechnetate thyroid scan

Abstract

Thyroid developmental defects lead to 85% cases of congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Among those, few (about 2%) cases are familial, having dominant genetic predisposition with low penetrance. A case of ectopic positioned lingual thyroid gland are reported in a little girl and her father, where a routine and simple nuclear medicine scintigraphy of thyroid gland using 99mTc-pertechnetate played a vital role. In vitro analysis of thyroid hormones and high resolution ultrasound of neck aided the diagnosis. Screening of the family members and relatives in such cases appear to be essential.

Bangladesh J. Nuclear Med. 28(1): 170-173, 2025

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Published

2025-04-13

How to Cite

Akter, Y., Chowdhury, M. S. A., Hosen, M. M. A., Hossain, M. N., Mahmud, S., Zerin, F., & Hasan, B. (2025). Rare Report of a Familial Case of Lingual Ectopic Thyroid. Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 28(1), 170–173. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v28i1.79557

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Case Reports

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