Intratracheal Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Mimicking a Subglottic Mass in a Patient With Thyroid Follicular Carcinoma on SPECT/CT.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Intratracheal ectopic thyroid tissue is an extremely rare condition with limited cases reported in the literature. It can be asymptomatic or present with symptoms such as dysphagia, bleeding, dysphonia, dyspnea, and a sensation of a foreign body in the throat, depending on its localization. Due to its various clinical presentations, it poses a diagnostic dilemma. Herein, we aimed to present the contribution of thyroid scintigraphy and SPECT/CT to the diagnosis and management of a case with follicular carcinoma in the orthotopic thyroid gland as well as an ectopic intratracheal thyroid causing cough and airway obstruction mimicking a subglottic mass.
Medical subject headings
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular
- Thyroid Neoplasms