Ectopic Intrapulmonary Thyroid: A Case Report
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Ectopic Intrapulmonary Thyroid: A Case Report
An ectopic thyroid is caused by abnormalities in migration of the thyroid during development and rarely occurs in the thoracic cavity or the abdominal cavity. We report the case of a 64-year-old female who had abnormal findings from a thyroid hormone test during follow-up after thyroid cancer surgery. Based on the radioisotope diagnostic test, an ectopic thyroid inside the thoracic cavity was s...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2233-601X,2093-6516
DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.3.237