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ArticleClinical case reports2021

Lump at the back of my tongue. The lingual thyroid-A case report and narrative review of literature.

Joe Jabbour, Nelson Agostinho, Harinder K Bains, Peter Earls, Louise Killen, Ruwan Perera, Ranga Sirigiri, Hayder Ridha

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lingual Thyroid: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Insights. A Case ReportEndocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joe JabbourDepartment of Otolaryngology Dubbo Base Hospital Dubbo NSW Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-630X
Nelson AgostinhoDepartment of General Surgery Dubbo NSW Australia.
Harinder K BainsDepartment of General Surgery Dubbo NSW Australia.
Peter EarlsDepartment of Anatomical Pathology Darlinghurst NSW Australia.
Louise KillenDepartment of Anatomical Pathology Darlinghurst NSW Australia.
Ruwan PereraDepartment of General Surgery Dubbo NSW Australia.
Ranga SirigiriDepartment of Otolaryngology Dubbo Base Hospital Dubbo NSW Australia.
Hayder RidhaDepartment of Otolaryngology Dubbo Base Hospital Dubbo NSW Australia.
Dubbo Hospital · AUSt Vincent's Hospital Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the ectopic thyroid in adults is rarely symptomatic, biochemistry and imaging workup are essential. Treatment modality of choice is dependent on patient factors, institution factors and surgeon factors. The mainstay treatment involves hormone suppression treatment with exogenous thyroid hormone. If medical management is unsuccessful, surgical excision requires an experienced team including an anaesthetist and otolaryngologist. Anaesthetic considerations are important because intubation may be a potentially difficult procedure secondary to potential serious obstruction of the upper airway. We present a case report and narrative review of the literature regarding lingual thyroid workup and management.

Indexed as

airwayectopicthyroidthyroidectomytransoral robotic surgery

Identifiers

PMID34194759
PMCPMC8222638
OpenAlexW3158543213

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