Ectopic mediastinal thyroid removed by U-VATS approach. A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare entity, and accounts for approximately 1% of all mediastinal tumours. It is a differential diagnosis of the mediastinum tumors or metastatic deposits from an orthotopic gland, as well as other benign or malignant masses. Although most cases are asymptomatic and discovered incidently by imaging, symptoms related to tumor size and its compression of adjacent structures may also appear which necessites explorations and lead to diagnosis.

Case presentation

This is a 59-year-old women, followed for glaucoma and operated for bilateral congenital cataract reffered to our structure by the service of pnemology for a right laterotracheal mediastinal mass. The patient presented respiratory symptoms over four months, and the physical examina

SUBMITTER: El Haj NI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7776121 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature