Table 2.

Difference between ETT in children and adult

Parameter	Child	Adult
Mean age range	8years, 6–11 years	28.7years 18–43 years
Gender	All were female	Three were female and one was male
Symptoms	All cases were asymptomatic for LT	One case (25%) had obstructive symptoms with hemorrhage
Hormonal Status	All were euthyroid	All were hypothyroid
Presence of second ectopic/anomaly of thyroid	Present in two cases(50%) in form of thyroglossal duct cyst and presented as midline neck swelling	Present in two cases(50%) in form of sublingual thyroid and submental thyroid and presented as submental/submandibular swelling
Treatment received
(i). For lingual thyroid	Required no surgical intervention for LT in all cases	One patient (25%) required trans-oral coblation assisted excision of LT
(ii). For second anomaly	Sistrunk surgery in 2 cases	Excision of submental thyroid in one cases