J Endocr Surg.  2022 Sep;22(3):87-91. 10.16956/jes.2022.22.3.87.

A Case of Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid Cancer With a Normal Thyroid Gland

Affiliations
  • 1Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Department of Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Department of Pathology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Ectopic thyroid cancer is extremely rare disease, only a few case reports are published about it. Ectopic thyroid cancer usually arises from ectopic thyroid tissue. The predominant location of ectopic thyroid tissue is the lingual thyroid, whereas a mediastinal thyroid is uncommon. Ectopic thyroid cancer below the neck is extremely rare; therefore, the diagnosis of ectopic thyroid cancer below the neck is based on pathologic results. We describe here a case of asymptomatic mediastinal ectopic thyroid cancer with a normal thyroid gland, underwent mediastinal mass excision and no relapse for 3 years.

Keyword

Thyroid dysgenesis; Thyroid cancer; Mediastinum
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