Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2019 Oct;62(10):588-592. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2018.00906.
A Case of Lateral Ectopic Thyroid Mimicking the Metastatic Lymphadenopathy
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea. entsohn@gmail.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2464280
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2018.00906
Abstract
- Ectopic thyroid means that thyroid tissue is present at an unusual area rather than at the orthotropic thyroid position. The most common form of ectopic thyroid is lingual thyroid, followed by thyroglossal duct cyst. Ectopic thyroid in the lateral neck area is extremely rare, with only a few case reports found in the literature review. Several studies recommended that metastasizing malignancy should be considered in lateral ectopic thyroid. Described here is a case of 60 year-old woman with lateral ectopic thyroid, which was newly found during a follow-up and was mistaken for metastatic lymphadenopathy.
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Ectopic Thyroid Mimicking Lymph Node Metastasis of Thyroid Cancer
- Dual Lingual Thyroid Mimicking Mono-ectopic Thyroid in the Anterior View of Tc-99m Sodium Pertechnetate Thyroid Scan
- A Case of an Ectopic Thyroid Gland at the Lateral Neck Masquerading as a Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Multiple Cervical Schwannomas Mimicking Metastatic Lymph Nodes from Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Nodular Hyperplasia Arising from the Lateral Aberrant Thyroid Tissue: A Case Report
