Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the Adrenal Gland Mimicking a Pheochromocytoma

Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the Adrenal Gland Mimicking a Pheochromocytoma

Ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland (ETTAG) usually presents as a well-circumscribed cystic mass on a CT scan. However, the MRI features of ETTAG are incompletely understood. We report a case of ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland, which demonstrates findings similar to those of a pheochromocytoma on the MRI.

ectopic mediastinal thyroid tissue with a normally located thyroid gland

ectopic thyroid tissue (ett) is a rare entity and a challenging differential diagnosis. this is a report of a case of a mediastinal mass that was found to be an ectopic mediastinal thyroid tissue, in a 77-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital for breast cancer management. the mediastinal mass was identified in the postsurgical computed tomography (ct) scan of the chest and was suspect...

Ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland: a case report with clinical and pathogenetic implications

Ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) was usually discovered in head and neck region, adrenal ETT was rare reported in literature. Here is a report of adrenal gland cyst with ETT in a 49-year old woman who was admitted to our hospital for health care. CT scan demonstrated a mass in left adrenal gland, and surgical resection was prepared. The mass was cystic, composed of normal adrenal and ectopic thyroi...

Ectopic Mediastinal Thyroid Tissue With a Normally Located Thyroid Gland

Ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) is a rare entity and a challenging differential diagnosis. This is a report of a case of a mediastinal mass that was found to be an ectopic mediastinal thyroid tissue, in a 77-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital for breast cancer management. The mediastinal mass was identified in the postsurgical computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest and was suspect...

A Large Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal Gland