UNASSIGNED: A 22-year-old @entity1 presented to our department with a mass on the base of his tongue. He had a cavernous voice causing a moderate @entity8408 , and he had some difficulty in swallowing. He had severe problems with sleep, associated with apnoea. In a fibreoptic laryngoscopic examination, a large 4*5   cm vascular mass was detected extending from the base of the @entity1 's tongue to his @entity2582 . It covered the @entity2582 . Thyroid scintigraphy showed only thyroid tissue on the base of the tongue. Surgery was initiated transorally under the guidance of a rigid endoscope, but as the mass continued extended to the @entity2582 , a transhyoid approach was taken. At a 3-month follow-up, the @entity1 was symptom free. Electrocautery-assisted resection under the guidance of a rigid endoscope can reliably be used in surgery of a @entity15708 . However, a transhyoid approach provides a better view and also helps in achieving haemostasis.

A large XXXX extending to the @entity2582 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient', 'man'] @entity15708 :: ('MESH:D046151', 'Disease') :: ['lingual thyroid'] @entity2582 :: ('MESH:C537690', 'Disease') :: ['epiglottis'] @entity8408 :: ('MESH:D013064', 'Disease') :: ['speech disorder']
@entity15708 :: (MESH:D046151,Disease) :: ['lingual thyroid']
