Context: More than 99% of thyroid cancers arise eutopically within the thyroid gland. The
most frequent sites of ectopic thyroid tissue are lingual, sublingual, thyroglossal …

Ectopic thyroid carcinoma. Case report. Introduction. Ectopic thyroid tissue can be found in
many sites, including the tongue, thyroglossal duct, mediastinum, trachea, lung, aorta and …

Background Through a review of three cases, the etiopathogenetic, clinical-diagnostic, and
therapeutic aspects of ectopic thyroid tissue are herein discussed to highlight the main …

Papillary thyroid carcinoma frequently metastasizes to regional lymph nodes. However,
cervical lymph node metastasis as a sole manifestation of occult papillary thyroid carcinoma …

Background: Ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma presenting as bilateral neck lymph nodes
metastasis is very rare. Ectopic thyroid tissue may appear in any location along the trajectory …

Background: For many years, lateral, aberrant thyroid tissue in adults was a term used
almost exclusively for metastatic thyroid carcinoma. However, aberrant, benign ectopic …

Ectopic thyroid tissue may be encountered anywhere from the foramen caecum to the lower
neck. It is rarely seen in the mediastinum. True malignant transformation in ectopic thyroid …

Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare entity resulting from developmental defects at early stages of
thyroid gland embryogenesis, during its passage from the floor of the primitive foregut to its …

Ectopic thyroid is an uncommon condition defined as the presence of thyroid tissue at a site
other than the pretracheal area. When the process of embryologic migration is disturbed …

A 43-year-old woman presented with a mass in her left axilla, which was surgically excised.
Histologically, the tissue was a reactive lymph node with adjacent thyroid follicular tissue …