[Ectopic thyroid: a case report].
The authors present a case report of an ectopic mediastinal thyroid tissue in a 45 -year -old men sent to the the Pulmonology department of Hospital Entre Douro e Vouga to evaluate an enlargement of the mediastinum found in a routine radiogram requested by the family doctor. Some considerations on ectopic thyroid tissue, a rare finding in medical practice, are made, as well as the distinction between intrathoracic goiter and true ectopic thyroid.
Moreira
Flávia
F
Interna Complementar de Medicina Geral e Familiar da Unidade de Saúde Familiar Egas Moniz. Centro de Saúde de Santa Maria da Feira. Flaviamfm@gmail.com
Mota
Iolanda
I
D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland