Abstract:A 68-year-old male presented with a difficult airway secondary to a firm
mass at the base of the tongue on intubation for an emergency general
surgical procedure. Further workup confirmed a lingual thyroid with
previous upper airway obstruction requiring a temporary tracheostomy.
The mass was excised using transoral robotic surgery.
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