title: Ectopic thyroid tissue in the anterior mediastinum with a normally located gland: a case report.
abstract: Ectopic thyroid tissue occurs in about 7 to 10% of the general population. Localization in the anterior mediastinum is rare: seven cases reported in the literature, most associated with thyroid dysfunction. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman who presented ectopic thyroid tissue in the anterior mediastinum and a normally-located normally-functioning gland.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, centre hospitalier Roland-Mazoin, Saint-Junien, France. fredericthuillier@ymail.com
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thuillier
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Venot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum; D050033:Thyroid Dysgenesis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome