An intracardiac ectopic thyroid mass.
Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare congenital anomaly that results from multiple events during development. The ectopic thyroid may lie in several human organs including the tongue and mediastinum. It is rarely seen as an intracardiac mass. We report the case of a patient with an intracardiac mass diagnosed by echocardiography. The pathology of the mass was compatible with ectopic thyroid tissue with no signs of malignancy.
Comajuan
Silvia Masmitjà
SM
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
Ayerbe
Jorge López
JL
Ferrer
Bernat Romero
BR
Quer
Cristina
C
Camazón
Nuria Vallejo
NV
Sistach
Elena Ferrer
EF
Capllonch
Francisco Gual
FG
Baliarda
Xavier Ruyra
XR
Tudela
Vicente Valle
VV
D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland