Ectopic thyroid tissue within the gall bladder: case report and brief review of the literature.
In this brief report, we describe a case of ectopic thyroid tissue in the gallbladder wall. We review the literature on ectopia of the thyroid and its rare occurrence outside the usual path of the migration of the thyroid anlage from the foramen caecum to the mediastinum. The importance of distinguishing ectopic thyroid from metastatic thyroid carcinoma is emphasized.
Cassol
Clarissa A
CA
Department of Pathology, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
Noria
Dhun
D
Asa
Sylvia L
SL
D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications; D013961:Thyroid Gland