Ectopic intrapulmonary thyroid.
An 83-year-old woman underwent resection of a pulmonary tumor. Histologic examination of the tumor demonstrated thyroid follicles without evidence of malignancy or teratomatous elements. Developmental anomaly may account for the ectopic intrapulmonary thyroid, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the literature.
Bando
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Department of Surgery, National Okinawa Hospital, Japan.
Genka
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K
Ishikawa
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K
Kuniyoshi
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Kuda
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013961:Thyroid Gland