title: An intracardiac ectopic thyroid mass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia Masmitjà
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Comajuan
authors.forename: Jorge López
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ayerbe
authors.forename: Bernat Romero
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quer
authors.forename: Nuria Vallejo
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Camazón
authors.forename: Elena Ferrer
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Sistach
authors.forename: Francisco Gual
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Capllonch
authors.forename: Xavier Ruyra
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Baliarda
authors.forename: Vicente Valle
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tudela
mesh_terms: 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