title: Papillary carcinoma arising in median ectopic thyroid tissue: management of the thyroid gland.
abstract: Thyroid tissue in an ectopic location is rare, 1 in 100,000 to 300,000 persons, and usually in the lateral neck. Median ectopic thyroid tissue is even more unusual, with the vast majority of cases being lingual thyroid tissue. We present a case of carcinoma arising in median, nonlingual ectopic thyroid tissue along with an analysis of the literature to determine the most appropriate management of the orthotopic thyroid gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cordes
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome