The Ectopic Accessory Thyroid: About A Case

Elabbassi, Taoufik and Bachar, Amine and Ouchane, Mohamed and Lefriyekh, Mohamed Rachid (2020) The Ectopic Accessory Thyroid: About A Case. Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery, 3 (4). pp. 1-4.

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Abstract

The Thyroid ectopic is a rare embryologic malformation that is defined by the presence of thyroid tissue outside of its normal position, the accessory thyroid with a thyroid gland in place is exceptional.

We report a case of an elderly patient operated on for a heteromultinodular goitre with the incidental per-operative discovery of an ectopic accessory thyroid nodule in the anterior mediastinum.

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Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2023 12:57
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2024 13:04
URI: http://publications.article4sub.com/id/eprint/1015

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