title: Primary Ectopic Mediastinal Goiter in a Patient With Crohn's Disease Presenting as Myasthenia Gravis.
abstract: Mediastinum is an uncommon location for ectopic goiter. Primary ectopic mediastinal goiter has been reported to present mostly with compressive symptoms. We report a case of a 62-year-old man with history of Crohn's disease, who presented with symptoms of myasthenia gravis and was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass. The mass was resected completely with successful outcome. On histopathologic examination this mass turned out to be colloid goiter. This is an extremely rare presentation of a primary ectopic mediastinal goiter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: dr_sunilk@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sultania
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shivam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vatsal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006042:Goiter / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed