Intracardiac ectopic thyroid: conservative surgical treatment.
The case of a patient with an intracardiac ectopic thyroid is reported. A cardiac tumor was found in a 66-year-old woman and was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography. An intraoperative biopsy was performed, and the mass was recognized as an ectopic thyroid and treated with a conservative surgical approach because of the size, location, and relationship to adjacent structures. The 60-month follow-up shows normal echocardiographic images and the good clinical status of the patient.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Milan, Centro Cardiologico, I. Monzino Fondation, Italy.
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Polvani
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Antona
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Porqueddu
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Pompilio
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Cavoretto
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Gherli
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Sala
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Biglioli
D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes