Ectopic thyroid tissue presenting as a carotid body paraganglioma

Fabre, I., Christian, A., Rees, A. and Bosanquet, D. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-0489 2024. Ectopic thyroid tissue presenting as a carotid body paraganglioma. Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain & Ireland 3 (3) , pp. 166-169. 10.54522/jvsgbi.2024.123

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Abstract

Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare developmental abnormality, typically presenting with midline ectopia due to incomplete embryological migration via the thyroglossal duct. The presence of ectopic thyroid tissue lateral to the midline is very rare, accounting for 1–3% of all ectopic thyroid tissue. Clinically, these lesions are often mistaken for other diagnoses including enlarged lymph nodes or metastatic tumours. We present a case of lateral ectopic thyroid tissue presenting as a presumed carotid body paraganglioma in a middle-aged woman. The patient presented with a slow-growing lateral neck mass which was clinically and radiologically consistent with a carotid body paraganglioma. She subsequently underwent tumour excision after which histological analysis identified ectopic thyroid tissue with no evidence of malignancy.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
ISSN:	2754-0022
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 May 2024
Date of Acceptance:	22 April 2024
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2024 18:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/168742

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