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
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- 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
- KMID: 2535079
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.16956/jes.2022.22.3.87
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.
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