Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the Adrenal Gland Mimicking a Pheochromocytoma

Shu-Chi Wang; Siu-Wan Hung; Chen-Hui Lee; Hao-Chung Ho; Yen-Chuan Ou; Cheng-Kuang Yang

doi:10.1089/cren.2017.0080

Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the Adrenal Gland Mimicking a Pheochromocytoma

J Endourol Case Rep. 2017 Oct 1;3(1):149-151. doi: 10.1089/cren.2017.0080. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Shu-Chi Wang¹, Siu-Wan Hung², Chen-Hui Lee^{3

4}, Hao-Chung Ho¹, Yen-Chuan Ou¹, Cheng-Kuang Yang¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
² Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
³ Department of Pathology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
⁴ Department of Nutrition and Institute of Biomedical Nutrition, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.

Abstract

Ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland (ETTAG) usually presents as a well-circumscribed cystic mass on a CT scan. However, the MRI features of ETTAG are incompletely understood. We report a case of ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland, which demonstrates findings similar to those of a pheochromocytoma on the MRI.

Keywords: adrenal gland; magnetic resonance imaging; pheochromocytoma; thyroid; thyroid dysgenesis.

Publication types

Case Reports