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Ectopic Thyroid Present in Mediastinum

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Ectopic Thyroid Present in Mediastinum
Onur Bayrakci¹*, Maruf Sanli², Ahmet Ulusan², A.Ferudun Isik², Levent Elbeyli³
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ersin Arslan Education and Research Hospital, Gaziantep Turkey
*Corresponding author: Suprakash Chaudhury, Deparment of Psychiatry, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, India.
Received: August 06, 2021; Published: August 25, 2021

Abstract
Ectopic thyroid can be seen in different localizations from foramen cecum to mediastinum due to lack of migration in the embryological period. Mediastinal location is very rare in ectopic thyroids. In our study, we present three cases of mediastinal ectopic thyroid. In all our cases, the mediastinal mass was totally removed by right localized, right ecploratris thoracotomy. One of our cases was reported as multinodular goiter, one as goiter and well-differentiated tumor association, and the other as papillary thyroid carcinoma. If malignancy is suspected in mediastinal masses, mass biopsy and appropriate surgical resection should be performed if indicated.

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Citation: Onur Bayrakci., et al., (2021) “Ectopic Thyroid Present in Mediastinum.” Sis Med Surg Case Rep J 1(1): 01-03

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