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Sonographic diagnosis of coexisting ectopic thyroid and fourth branchial cleft cyst

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Ectopic thyroid and fourth branchial cleft anomaly are rare congenital anomalies of the neck. This is a case report of the coexistence of these two rare congenital anomalies in a… Click to show full abstract

Ectopic thyroid and fourth branchial cleft anomaly are rare congenital anomalies of the neck. This is a case report of the coexistence of these two rare congenital anomalies in a 1‐year‐old girl. She had ectopic lingual thyroid and asymptomatic abscess in the fourth branchial cleft cyst, which was found in ultrasonography carried out to evaluate congenital hypothyroidism. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ectopic thyroid coexisting with fourth branchial cleft anomaly in the same patient.

Keywords: ectopic thyroid; cleft cyst; fourth branchial; branchial cleft; thyroid fourth

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
Year Published: 2018

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