Ectopic thyroid presenting as a submandibular mass.

Abstract

Although extremely rare, the presence of ectopic thyroid tissue in the submandibular region should be considered in the differential diagnosis of tissue masses in the cervical region. Diagnosis is confirmed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy and exclusion of malignancy should be confirmed by histopathologic analysis of the lesion. In general, surgery is the treatment of choice. A rare case of ectopic thyroid in the right submandibular region is reported; it was diagnosed after total thyroidectomy and successfully treated through surgery.

• Authors: Joseli Assem Bersaneti, Rafael Denadai Pigozzi Silva, Rodrigo Rizzo Nogueira Ramos, Marcus de Medeiros Matsushita, Luís Ricardo Martinhão Souto
• Journal: Head and neck pathology (Head Neck Pathol) Vol. 5 Issue 1 Pg. 63-6 (Mar 2011) ISSN: 1936-0568 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20857245 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Humans
• Neck (diagnostic imaging)
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Submandibular Gland
• Thyroid Diseases (surgery)
• Thyroid Dysgenesis (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Thyroidectomy