Ectopic thyroid tissue in the anterior mediastinum with a normally located gland: a case report

Frédéric Thuillier; Jacques Venot

doi:10.1016/j.ando.2011.12.003

Ectopic thyroid tissue in the anterior mediastinum with a normally located gland: a case report

Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2012 Feb;73(1):34-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2011.12.003. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

Authors

Frédéric Thuillier¹, Jacques Venot

Affiliation

¹ Service de médecine interne, centre hospitalier Roland-Mazoin, Saint-Junien, France. [email protected]

PMID: 22260940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2011.12.003

Abstract

Ectopic thyroid tissue occurs in about 7 to 10% of the general population. Localization in the anterior mediastinum is rare: seven cases reported in the literature, most associated with thyroid dysfunction. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman who presented ectopic thyroid tissue in the anterior mediastinum and a normally-located normally-functioning gland.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Mediastinum*
Thyroid Dysgenesis / diagnosis*
Thyroid Dysgenesis / surgery
Thyroid Gland / physiology*
Treatment Outcome