lingual goiter
MONDO:0006833Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names lingual goiter yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006833), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of