title: Lateral pediatric ectopic thyroid.
abstract: We present a case of a left-sided neck mass in an 8-year-old female that proved to be ectopic thyroid tissue. After excision, this patient continues to do well and is euthyroid without recurrence after 8-year follow-up. This is a very rare anomaly in a child, especially in conjunction with a normally located thyroid that is functional. We reviewed the literature of displaced ectopic thyroid tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Maki
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Sheldon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed