Imaging of ectopic intrathoracic multinodular goiter with pathologic correlation: a case report
| Autor: | Stilliani Papaemanouil, Anthoula Asimaki, George Kostopoulos, Mayia Pilavaki, Panagiotis Palladas, Athanasia Papachristodoulou |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Medicine(all)
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system medicine.diagnostic_test Ectopic thyroid endocrine system diseases business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Mediastinum Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Pathologic correlation Multinodular goiter Case report medicine Radiology Thoracotomy Differential diagnosis business Chest radiograph |
| Zdroj: | Cases Journal |
| ISSN: | 1757-1626 |
| Popis: | Introduction We present a case of ectopic intrathoracic multinodular goiter and correlate the magnetic resonance imaging appearance with the histological findings. Case presentation A 72-year-old man was referred to our institute with a two month history of cough. The chest radiograph showed a mass located in the mediastinum. A chest computed tomography scan, showed an enhancing mass at the right side of the middle mediastinum where magnetic resonance images, demonstrated a multicystic mass. The mass was excised through a right lateral thoracotomy and histologically it proved to be an ectopic multinodular goiter. Conclusions Although ectopic intrathoracic multinodular goiter is a rare entity, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses. The preoperative diagnosis is important as, unlike substernal goiter which is surgically approached through the neck, the ectopic thyroid is treated by thoracotomy. |
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