Colloid Goitre in Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid Mass with Eutopic Thyroid: A Case Report

Abstract

Email: onishant52rana@outlook.com; nishant52rana@gmail.com. ABSTRACT Ectopic thyroid is an uncommon entity that may occur from tongue to mediastinum that is along the line of obliterated thyroglossal duct. The authors report a case of mediastinal ectopic goitre with eutopic thyroid in a 73 years old African woman who was presented in Otorhinolaryngology outpatient department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India. She presented with breathing difficulty on exertion. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology and computed tomography scan of neck. She then underwent excision of ectopic thyroid tissue mass after taking a well informed and written consent from the patient. Mostly mediastinal ectopic thyroids are incidental findings but large masses can present with pressure symptoms thus necessitating excision. Mediastinal ectopic goitre may need thoracotomy or sternotomy depending upon the size and location of the mass.