Ectopic thyroid gland on the ascending aorta with a partial pericardial defect: Report of a case

Ozpolat B., Dogan O. V., Gokaslan G., Erekul S., Yucel E.

SURGERY TODAY, vol.37, no.6, pp.486-488, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00595-006-3439-7
  • Journal Name: SURGERY TODAY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.486-488
  • Keywords: aorta, mediastinal tumor, TISSUE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Intrathoracic ectopic goiters are rare. To our knowledge, only two reports of thyroid tissue on the aorta have been reported in the English literature. A 42-year-old woman was found to have a right paracardiac mass. Sternotomy revealed a firm and encapsulated tumor attached to the anterolateral surface of the ascending aorta and a defect in the right superior part of the pericardium. The mass was completely excised and histopathologic examination confirmed a multinodular goiter. We discuss the features of this rare tumor.