title: Follicular carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue: case report with fine-needle aspiration findings.
abstract: A 32-yr-old woman was found to have a 1 x 2 cm mass in the soft tissue of the neck 1 cm lateral to the left lobe of the thyroid gland. A fine-needle aspiration biopsy showed a follicular neoplasm. The excised mass showed a follicular carcinoma arising in lateral ectopic thyroid tissue. Subsequent excision of the thyroid gland and pathological examination showed no primary carcinoma in the gland. This report illustrates a case of primary follicular carcinoma arising in a lateral ectopic thyroid tissue in the neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Subramony
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lemos
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*