Colloid Goitre in Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid Mass with Eutopic Thyroid: A Case Report

¹MS ENT, Department of ENT and head and neck surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India.

²MS ENT, Department of ENT and head and neck surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India

³DNB Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India.

*Corresponding author: Dr. Nishant Rana, MS ENT, Department of ENT and head and neck surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India, Tel: 09953863767; Emails: [email protected]; [email protected].

Received Date: April 16, 2023

Published Date: May 18, 2023

Citation: Rana N, et al. (2023). Colloid Goitre in Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid Mass with Eutopic Thyroid: A Case Report. Mathews J Case Rep. 8(7):114.

Copyrights: Rana N, et al. (2023).

ABSTRACT

Ectopic thyroid is an uncommon entity that may occur from tongue to mediastinum that is along the line of obliterated thyroglossal duct. The authors report a case of mediastinal ectopic goitre with eutopic thyroid in a 73 years old African woman who was presented in Otorhinolaryngology outpatient department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India. She presented with breathing difficulty on exertion. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology and computed tomography scan of neck. She then underwent excision of ectopic thyroid tissue mass after taking a well informed and written consent from the patient. Mostly mediastinal ectopic thyroids are incidental findings but large masses can present with pressure symptoms thus necessitating excision. Mediastinal ectopic goitre may need thoracotomy or sternotomy depending upon the size and location of the mass.

Keywords: Mediastinum, Ectopic Thyroid, Colloid Goitre.