Abstract
Ectopic intrathyroidal thymomas are an exceedingly rare clinical entity that can be challenging to diagnose. This report describes a 39-year-old Japanese woman who presented with prominent left-sided thyroid enlargement that was thought to be a dominant thyroid nodule by ultrasound. Two fine-needle aspiration biopsies showed an atypical lymphoid proliferation that was suspicious for although not diagnostic of a low-grade lymphoma. A diagnosis of ectopic intrathyroidal thymoma was made only after appropriate histopathologic assessment of the surgical specimen.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 305-308 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Thyroid |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology