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, cilt.37, sa.6, ss.486-488, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00595-006-3439-7
  • Dergi Adı: SURGERY TODAY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.486-488
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: aorta, mediastinal tumor, TISSUE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.