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Review
. 2012 Jun-Jul;35(6):400-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2012.03.013. Epub 2012 May 29.

[Ectopic retroperitoneal thyroid gland]

[Article in Spanish]
Marcos Kutz  1 , Juan José Vila, Jesús María Urman, Maitane Garaigorta, Eva Guinduláin, Antonio Tarifa, María Luisa Gómez
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Review

[Ectopic retroperitoneal thyroid gland]

[Article in Spanish]
Marcos Kutz et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Jun-Jul.

Abstract

The presence of subdiaphragmatic thyroid tissue is a very rare finding. We reviewed the literature and found only 15 published cases. The most appropriate management of this entity has not been established, but surgical removal is common to exclude malignancy. We present the case of a 76-year-old woman with an ectopic mesenteric thyroid gland forming a retroperitoneal mass that was surgically removed. Outcome was favorable.

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