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Hi,does anyone know of a condition called ectopic thyroid&what does it mean with regards to future health problems etc?Thank you

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These are two links. It appears to be rare :

nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/N...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyro...

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Basically, the thyroid has developed in the "wrong" location in the body. That is, not its conventional shape on the front of the neck.

Quite a lot of information here:

thyroidmanager.org/chapter/...

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