"Lingual Goiter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Pathological enlargement of the LINGUAL THYROID, ectopic thyroid tissue at the base of the TONGUE. It may cause upper AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPHAGIA; or HYPOTHYROIDISM symptoms.
| Descriptor ID |
D047268
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.131.894.500.500 C19.874.283.802 C19.874.689.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Lingual Goiter- Lingual Goiter
- Goiter, Lingual
- Goiters, Lingual
- Lingual Goiters
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lingual Goiter" by people in Profiles.
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Resistance to thyroid hormone in a patient with thyroid dysgenesis. Thyroid. 2005 Jul; 15(7):730-3.