We discuss a case of intratracheal ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) that was retrieved from the files of the Otorhinolaryngic--Head and Neck Pathology Registry at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The patient was a 54-year-old man who had a history of papillary thyroid carcinoma, which had been treated with a subtotal thyroidectomy. During routine follow-up 4 years later, the patient's prima...

Address for correspondence: Rafael Denadai, M.D., Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universidade de Marília (UNIMAR), Paula Fabiana Tudela, 161 – Esmeralda 17516-707, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil, Τel. / Fax: + 55 14 3453-5456, E-mail: [email protected] Received 18-04-12, Revised 10-05-12, Accepted 19-05-12

INTRODUCTION Cases of multinodular goiter, thyroid hyperplasia, follicular adenoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma have been reported with histopathologic findings of osseous metaplasia (OM), bone marrow metaplasia (BMM), ectopic bone formation (EBF), ossification, and extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH). To date no report of a follicular adenoma with OM and mature...

INTRODUCTION The presence of benign thyroid tissue that is located on the side of the neck is extremely rare and not related to the development of the thyroid, and it is difficult to differentiate it from thyroid carcinoma metastasis.The parasitic thyroid nodule occurs when thyroid tissue located in the lateral neck has no relationship or association with the lymph nodes, and may be defined as ...

BACKGROUND Surgical excision of an ectopic lingual thyroid has traditionally been associated with significant morbidity and has therefore been reserved for patients with severe obstructive symptoms or suspected malignancy. Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has provided a minimally invasive approach to completely and safely excise ectopic lingual thyroid. METHODS Three index cases were identifi...

Case Report A 10 year old female with an 8 year history of a base of tongue mass presented after two months of increasing size and symptoms of dysphagia (Figure 1). Diagnosis of lingual thyroid (and only functional thyroid tissue) was confirmed by thyroid scan. Resection was performed by transoral endoscopic RF ablation (Figures 2,3). Intraoperatively, the total blood loss was 20cc and time for...

Thyroglossal duct cysts are typically benign and usually asymptomatic. Malignant transformation is uncommon. Intralaryngeal extension rare results in dysphonia or dyspnea. There no literature nowadays reporting the thyroglossal cyst carcinoma combining clinical features of intralaryngeal extension. The authors present a case progressive hoarseness midline neck mass for 2 years. laryngoscope com...

UNLABELLED Ectopic thyroid goiter accounts approximately for 1% of all substernal goiters and for 10-15% of all mediastinal masses. Sternotomy is generally accepted as the most adequate approach for the removal of ectopic thyroid goiters of the anterior mediastinum. We report two cases of mediastinal ectopic goiter removal through a cervical incision, without sternotomy. The technique is based ...