Lateral ectopic thyroid goiter with a normally located thyroid.
BACKGROUND
Midline ectopic thyroid tissue is a common pathological entity. In contrast, laterally located ectopic thyroid tissue with a normally located thyroid gland is a very rare condition in head and neck surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
We report the association of laterally located multinodular thyroid tissue and a normally located multinodular goiter. A woman was seen in the otolaryngology clinic with a right submandibular mass. Clinical examination and investigations confirmed the presence of a multinodular goiter in an ectopic thyroid gland.


CONCLUSIONS
Laterally located ectopic thyroid tissue is a very rare condition. Ectopic thyroid tissues can undergo the same pathological changes as a normally located thyroid gland. Ectopic thyroid goiter together with a normally located multinodular goiter is a rare entity, and this is the first to be reported in North America.
Department of Otolaryngology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. hosamamodi@hotmail.com
Hosam A
HA
Amoodi
Fawaz
F
Makki
Mark
M
Taylor
Jonathan
J
Trites
Martin
M
Bullock
Robert D
RD
Hart
D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D013961:Thyroid Gland