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Descriptor English: Lingual Goiter
Descriptor Spanish: Bocio Lingual
Descriptor bocio lingual
Scope note: Agrandamiento del TIROIDES LINGUAL, tejido tiroideo ectópico situado en la base de la LENGUA. Puede causar obstrucción de las VÍAS AÉREAS superiores, DISFAGIA o síntomas de HIPOTIROIDISMO.Aumento de tamaño del TIROIDES LINGUAL, tejido tiroideo ectópico situado en la base de la LENGUA. Puede causar OBSTRUCCIÓN DE LAS VÍAS AÉREAS superiores, DISFAGIA o síntomas de HIPOTIROIDISMO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bócio Lingual
Descriptor French: Goitre ectopique lingual
Entry term(s): Goiter, Lingual
Goiters, Lingual
Lingual Goiters
Tree number(s): C16.131.894.500.500
C19.874.283.802
C19.874.689.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047268
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Goiter (1965-2004)
Tongue Diseases (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38646
Unique ID: D047268
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Lingual Goiter - Preferred
Concept UI M0452909
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Lingual Goiter
Entry term(s) Goiter, Lingual
Goiters, Lingual
Lingual Goiters



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