LINGUAL ECTOPIA OF THE THYROID GLAND
This article briefly discusses the causes of ectopated thyroid gland development, its prevalence, methods for diagnosing this pathology. Our goal is to familiarize surgeons, oncologists, endocrinologists with such pathology as ectopia of the thyroid gland. Clinical cases of patients with lingual ectopia of the thyroid gland were analyzed. In the oncology department № 2 (head and neck tumors) of the AI “Republican Clinical Oncological Dispensary” from 2019 to 2020 we observed two cases of lingual ectopia of the thyroid gland. Analysis of case histories and follow-up of patients diagnosed with “Ectopia of the thyroid gland into the root of the tongue” were carried out. Thyroid ectopia is a pathology that is rarely seen in routine doctor's practice. Knowledge of the clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, timely diagnosis and optimal choice of the volume of surgical intervention are fundamental in the treatment of patients with this pathology.