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Case Reports
. 2007;37(6):486-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00595-006-3439-7. Epub 2007 May 28.

Ectopic thyroid gland on the ascending aorta with a partial pericardial defect: report of a case

Berkant Ozpolat  1 , Orhan Veli Dogan, Gökhan Gökaslan, Selim Erekul, Ertan Yücel
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Case Reports

Ectopic thyroid gland on the ascending aorta with a partial pericardial defect: report of a case

Berkant Ozpolat et al. Surg Today. 2007.

Abstract

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.

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