Multiple ectopic goiter in the retroperitoneum,abdominal wall,liver,and diaphragm:A case report and review of literature
作者机构:Department of RadiologyGuangxi Medical UniversityNanning 530021Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionChina Department of RadiologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanning 530021Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionChina
出 版 物:《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)
年 卷 期:2020年第8卷第23期
页 面:6172-6180页
核心收录:
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含:心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
基 金:Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China No.81360220
主 题:Ectopic thyroid Magnetic resonance imaging Computed tomography 99mTc sodium pertechnetate scintigraphy Case report
摘 要:BACKGROUND Ectopic thyroid is a rare developmental disorder,typically found in lingual areas,and most distantly in the *** ectopia in multiple regions is extremely *** date,there are no reports of ectopic goiter in four regions of the abdominal cavity in a single *** SUMMARY We present a case of thyroid ectopia in four areas of the abdomen,comprising normal orthotopic thyroid tissue.A 36-year-old woman,who underwent ovarian teratoma resection 10 years previously due to symptomatic ovarian teratoma,was referred to our hospital for treatment of an incidental hepatic *** resonance imaging and computed tomography(CT)of the abdomen showed a heterogeneously enhanced lobulated lesion in the sixth and seventh hepatic segment adjacent to the *** mass was surgically excised,and histologic examination determined an ectopic nodular *** the one-year follow-up,the abdominal CT scan,whole-body radionuclide I131 examination,and abdominal wall biopsy showed similar lesions in the left renal fascia and anterior abdominal *** Multiple para-ectopic thyroid is often misdiagnosed,owing to its extremely rare incidence and non-specific clinical manifestations and imaging features.A combination of multiple examinations is necessary for diagnostic accuracy.