Ectopic thyroid tissue: An unusual cause of intracardiac mass

Lin-Li Sheng; Jun Yang; Xiao-Jie Xie; Dan Han

doi:10.1111/echo.15004

Ectopic thyroid tissue: An unusual cause of intracardiac mass

Echocardiography. 2021 Mar;38(3):500-503. doi: 10.1111/echo.15004. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

Authors

Lin-Li Sheng¹, Jun Yang¹, Xiao-Jie Xie¹, Dan Han¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.

PMID: 33594689
DOI: 10.1111/echo.15004

Abstract

Intracardiac ectopic thyroid tissue is an extremely rare condition, with only 37 cases reported in the English literature. We present a case of intracardiac ectopic thyroid adenoma and briefly review the published reports.

Keywords: ectopic thyroid tissue; intracardiac mass; thyroid gland.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Choristoma* / diagnostic imaging
Heart
Humans
Rare Diseases
Thyroid Dysgenesis* / diagnostic imaging