Ectopic thyroid presenting as a gallbladder mass.
The ectopic thyroid tissue is the result of abnormality in embryological development and migration. Ectopic thyroid tissue located in or adjacent to the gallbladder wall is extremely rare with only two cases reported since 1969. These cases were all identified incidentally by pathological examination after cholecystectomy for acute or chronic cholecystitis. We here report a case of ectopic thyroid tissue presenting as a gallbladder mass in a 60-year-old woman who underwent cholecystectomy. Ectopic thyroid tissue in the gallbladder wall was confirmed by histopathology.
Liang
Kuo
K
Department of General Surgery, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Liu
Jia Feng
JF
Wang
Yue Hua
YH
Tang
Guo Cai
GC
Teng
Liang Hong
LH
Li
Fei
F
D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland