title: [Ectopic thyroid tissue in the heart - a case report].
abstract: A case of a 48 year old female admitted to the hospital for further evaluation and treatment of an intracardiac tumour, is presented. The patient underwent surgical excision of the tumour localised in the right ventricular outflow tract with bioprosthetic tricuspid valve implantation and pacemaker insertion due to the procedure-related compete atrio-ventricular block. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of thyroid tissue in the excised tumour. Data published in literature dealing with this topic are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kardiologiczny Samodzielnego Publicznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larysz
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jedrzychowska-Baraniak
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nikodemska
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sell
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014463:Ultrasonography