Lingual Thyroid Nodules Synopsis

Etiology

Developmental

Eptopic thyroid tissues

Clinical Appearance

Raised soft lesion

Predilection

Greater in women, seems to be linked to hormonal changes

Treatment

None

 

Location

Dorsal midposterior surface of tongue

Diagnostic Process

Clinical

Images

Fissure Tongue

Geographic Tongue

Hairy Tongue

Lingual Thyroid Nodules

Median Rhomboid Glossitis

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