title: Ectopic intrapulmonary thyroid: a case report.
abstract: An ectopic thyroid is caused by abnormalities in migration of the thyroid during development and rarely occurs in the thoracic cavity or the abdominal cavity. We report the case of a 64-year-old female who had abnormal findings from a thyroid hormone test during follow-up after thyroid cancer surgery. Based on the radioisotope diagnostic test, an ectopic thyroid inside the thoracic cavity was suspected. Through surgical treatment, the patient was diagnosed with ectopic intrapulmonary thyroid. Ectopic intrapulmonary thyroid is reported to be very rare and the case is described along with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Hyun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Sung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hee Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyoung Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Sook
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Seong Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Lung neoplasm; Thyroid dysgenesis; Thyroid neoplasms