Ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland: report of a case
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine Abstracts
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1479-6848
DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.37.ep76