title: Thoracic intrathymic thyroid and cervical goiter: single-stage resection.
abstract: Ectopic thyroid tissue in the chest is rare. We report a case of a euthyroid patient with benign ectopic thyroid tissue presenting as a thymic mass in association with a multinodular goiter. Both disorders were managed successfully by surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, United Kingdom. gus@tang-family.org
authors.forename: Augustine T M
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Addis
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Weeden
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013950:Thymus Gland; D013961:Thyroid Gland