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Intrathyroidal Thymic Tissue Surrounding an Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Gland, the Cause of a Solitary Thyroid Nodule in a 6-Year-Old Boy
Thomas J. MusholtRoger EngelJoachim PohlenzAndreas KreftRita BrzezinskaSarah Lignitzsubject
MaleThyroid nodulesPathologymedicine.medical_specialtyEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismmedicine.medical_treatmentThymus GlandChoristomaDiagnosis DifferentialParathyroid GlandsEndocrinologySolitary thyroid nodulemedicineHumansThyroid NoduleChildUltrasonographybusiness.industryThyroidThyroidectomyNodule (medicine)medicine.diseaseThyroid DiseasesIntrathyroidal ParathyroidThymic Tissuemedicine.anatomical_structureThyroidectomyDifferential diagnosismedicine.symptombusinessdescription
Ectopic intrathyroidal thymic tissue is a rare occurrence; parathyroid glands sometimes occur in an intrathyroidal location, but this is uncommon. We report a 6-year-old boy who was noted to have a solitary thyroid nodule on ultrasound. A hemithyroidectomy was performed, and histological investigation revealed that the nodule consisted of ectopic intrathyroidal thymus tissue surrounding a well-defined parathyroidal gland. This condition is an exceedingly rare cause of a thyroid nodule, but intrathyroidal thymic tissue should probably be included in the differential diagnosis of solitary thyroid nodules.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-11 | Thyroid |