ArticleRadiology case reports2021
Ectopic thyroid tissue in the anterior mediastinum along with a normally located gland.
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- Hyperthyroidism with a normal cervical thyroid gland: A rare case report of thyroid hormone releasing mass in the chest.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Unilateral right thyroid swelling with contralateral left mediastinal mass of benign ectopic thyroid tissue: a rare case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Ectopic Thyroid Nodule Hyperplasia: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- Ectopic Mediastinal Thyroid: A Crossroad Between a Multi-Layered Endocrine Perspective and a Contemporary Approach in Thoracic Surgery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Incidental Findings in Lung Cancer Screening.Cancers · 2024Review
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- Personalized Management of Malignant and Non-Malignant Ectopic Mediastinal Thyroid: A Proposed 10-Item Algorithm Approach.Cancers · 2024Review
- Ectopic thyroid tissue in the breast: A case report.Open life sciences · 2023Article
- SSTR Expressing Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid: A Rarity Unveiled.Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, IndiaArticle
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13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare developmental abnormality arising from an aberration in the normal migration of the thyroid gland, from the floor of the primitive foregut to its final position. It is usually asymptomatic, often being diagnosed as an incidental finding. However, it can present with symptoms of compression such as chest pain, cough, stridor, dysphagia, dyspnea and superior vena cava syndrome. Herein, we present the case of a 42-year-old male patient, presenting with dyspnea, chest pain and fatigue. Laboratory tests showed low serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and a thoracic computed tomography revealed a heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum. The patient underwent a full surgical resection. The postoperative histopathological examination of the mass demonstrated the presence of benign ectopic thyroid tissue with no evidence of malignancy. This case report emphasizes the importance of taking Ectopic thyroid tissue into account when considering the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass, as other common diagnoses including lymphomas, dermoid cysts and thymic tumors, require an entirely distinct treatment approach.
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