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Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report

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    • Wei Zheng
    • Jian Tan
    • Tong Liu
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    Affiliations: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Heping, Tianjin 300052, P.R. China, Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Heping, Tianjin 300052, P.R. China
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1244
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to report a rare case of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue in the neck with a coexisting normal thyroid. A 36-year-old female presented with a mass in the anterior neck. The thyroid function of the patient was normal. Ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) revealed a normal thyroid gland and a solid mass in the middle lower neck. Scintigraphy showed a normal thyroid and the mass did show any uptake of 99mTcO4-. The patient underwent en bloc resection. During surgery, the mass was observed to be well encapsulated and completely separated from the thyroid gland. Histology revealed it as ectopic thyroid tissue. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
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Zheng W, Tan J and Liu T: Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report. Exp Ther Med 6: 1059-1061, 2013.
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Zheng, W., Tan, J., & Liu, T. (2013). Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 6, 1059-1061. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1244
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Zheng, W., Tan, J., Liu, T."Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 6.4 (2013): 1059-1061.
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Zheng, W., Tan, J., Liu, T."Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 6, no. 4 (2013): 1059-1061. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1244
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Zheng W, Tan J and Liu T: Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report. Exp Ther Med 6: 1059-1061, 2013.
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Zheng, W., Tan, J., & Liu, T. (2013). Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 6, 1059-1061. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1244
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Zheng, W., Tan, J., Liu, T."Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 6.4 (2013): 1059-1061.
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Zheng, W., Tan, J., Liu, T."Coexistence of non-functional ectopic thyroid tissue and a normal thyroid: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 6, no. 4 (2013): 1059-1061. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1244
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