Ectopic thyroid gland – a differential diagnosis of
a submandibular mass
Authors: Henrique Messias, MD MSc1,2,*; Maria Luísa
Sequeira, MD1; Miguel Vilares, MD1;
Sandra Bitoque, MD1; Pedro Gomes,
MD1
Affiliations:
1 Head and Neck Surgery department, Portuguese
Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, Portugal.
2 Division of Health Sciences, University of
Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
* Corresponding author:
Henrique Messias, MD MSc
Head and Neck Surgery department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of
Lisbon Francisco Gentil,
Rua Professor Lima Basto, 1099-023 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: +351913858593, E-mail: v1hmessi@ed.ac.uk