Abstract
Intrathoracic ectopic goiters are rare. To our knowledge, only two reports of thyroid tissue on the aorta have been reported in the English literature. A 42-year-old woman was found to have a right paracardiac mass. Sternotomy revealed a firm and encapsulated tumor attached to the anterolateral surface of the ascending aorta and a defect in the right superior part of the pericardium. The mass was completely excised and histopathologic examination confirmed a multinodular goiter. We discuss the features of this rare tumor.
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Özpolat, B., Doǧan, O., Gökaslan, G. et al. Ectopic Thyroid Gland on the Ascending Aorta with a Partial Pericardial Defect: Report of a Case. Surg Today 37, 486–488 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-006-3439-7
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