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Ectopic thyroid of the pancreas: A case report and literature review.
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- Benign Intratracheal Thyroid: A Systematic Review of 43 Cases With Five New Case Reports.The Laryngoscope · 2021Pooled it
- Ectopic thyroid tissue accompanied by distinct blood supply and lymphoid tissue within the carotid sheath - a case report.Medicine · 2026Article
- Biliary atresia with ectopic thyroid in the porta hepatis: a case report and literature review.Translational pediatrics · 2024Article
- Ectopic thyroid in the hepatoduodenal ligament: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Tongue Base Ectopic Thyroid Tissue-Is It a Rare Encounter?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Pancreatic ectopic thyroid tissue: A case report and analysis of literature.Open life sciences · 2023Article
- Exophytic pancreatic lymphoepithelial cyst incidentally detected in a differentiated thyroid cancer patient on whole-body I-131 scan: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2022Article
- Hepatic incidentaloma: An asymptomatic ectopic thyroid tissue.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Radiological insights of ectopic thyroid in the porta hepatis: A case report and review of the literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Ectopic Thyroid in the Common Bile Duct: First Case Report.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2021Article
- Da Vinci robot-assisted resection to treat abdominal ectopic thyroid: a case report and literature review.Gland surgery · 2021Article
- Multiple ectopic goiter in the retroperitoneum, abdominal wall, liver, and diaphragm: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2020Article
- Ectopic thyroid in the gallbladder accompanied with gallbladder adenoma: A case report.Medicine · 2019Article
- Ectopic thyroids have lower computed tomography attenuation values than orthotopic thyroids.Endocrine · 2018Article
- Thyroid ectopia of the liver: An unusual diagnosis with contrast-enhanced EUS (with video).Endoscopic ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
rationaleEctopic thyroid is commonly found in the neck region. Intra-abdominal ectopic thyroid is extremely rare, with only 2 cases reported in the pancreatic region. Very few reports have described detailed imaging findings of intra-abdominal ectopic thyroid. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 73-year-old woman with aggravated recurrent right upper quadrant pain was found to have a retroperitoneal mass at the head of pancreas. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a well-defined, high attenuated (56HU) mass measured of 60 × 50 mm in diameter, that exhibited heterogeneous contrast enhancement throughout the 3 phases. DIAGNOSIS: Neuroendocrine neoplasm was suspected.
interventionsFollowing discussions with the patient, she refused fine needle aspiration cytology; however, she underwent total resection of the mass and had an uneventful clinical course. Histopathological examination showed thyroid tissue with TTF-1 and TGB positivity, and BRAF negativity, indicating a benign variant. OUTCOMES: The patient had no signs of relapse with normal thyroid hormone levels after 2 years of follow up. LESSONS: Ectopic thyroid tissue should be considered when patients present with similar imaging findings in abdomen. We review all reported cases of abdominal ectopic thyroid tissue to provide specific evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity.
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