Intra-abdominal ectopic thyroid presenting with hyperthyroidism: Report of a case

Güngör B. B., Kebat T., Özaslan C., AkIllI S.

Surgery Today, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.148-150, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s005950200008
  • Dergi Adı: Surgery Today
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.148-150
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ectopic thyroid, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid gland
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Ectopic thyroid tissue has been found in the developmental pathway of the thyroid gland and has also been reported in the abdominal cavity. Intra-abdominal thyroid tissue was totally resected around the mesentery of the small intestine in a 56-year-old woman. She had hyperthyroidism preoperatively and had also undergone a bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy 10 years earlier. No signs or symptoms of a thyroid tumor were present.