Karapolat Sami, Bulut Ismet
Department of Thoracic Surgery, State Hospital, Bitlis, Turkey.
Cases J. 2008 Jul 21;1(1):53. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-53.
Posterior mediastinum is a very rare site of ectopic thyroid and such cases are usually identified incidentally by radiography.
A 74 year-old Caucasian male was operated for a mass located in the right posterior mediastinum. Diagnosis of thyroid tissue was confirmed intra-operatively by frozen section and the mass was resected totally. He is well without any problems for 1 year after operation.
Surgical resection may deliver a cure for ectopic posterior mediastinal thyroid and offers good prospects for prognosis.
后纵隔是异位甲状腺非常罕见的部位,此类病例通常在影像学检查时偶然发现。
一名74岁的白种男性因位于右后纵隔的肿块接受手术。术中冰冻切片证实为甲状腺组织,肿块被完整切除。术后1年他情况良好,无任何问题。
手术切除可能治愈后纵隔异位甲状腺,且预后前景良好。