Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
Institute of Pathology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jul 28;39:217. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.217.27390. eCollection 2021.
Ectopic thyroid tissue in the lateral neck is a rare finding, especially in the submandibular region. This case report presents a 38-year-old female patient with swelling in the lateral cervical neck. Due to a thyroid goitre, right hemithyroidectomy was performed in the past. However, a persistent high thyroglobulin level was detected after surgery. Regarding the suspected tumour in the submental region, a cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed, which revealed a suspicious looking mass. The patient underwent complete surgical excision and the histopathological report concluded that the tumour was ectopic thyroid tissue. Her thyroglobulin level decreased back to a normal level after excision of the submandibular mass. These results show that ectopic thyroid tissue must be considered a differential diagnosis for patients with unclear swelling in the submental region.
颈侧异位甲状腺组织是一种罕见的发现，特别是在下颌下区域。本病例报告介绍了一位 38 岁的女性患者，其颈侧出现肿胀。由于甲状腺肿，她曾接受过右侧甲状腺次全切除术。然而，手术后发现甲状腺球蛋白水平持续升高。鉴于颏下区域疑似肿瘤，进行了颈部磁共振成像（MRI）检查，结果显示有一处可疑肿块。患者接受了完全手术切除，组织病理学报告结论为异位甲状腺组织。颏下肿块切除后，她的甲状腺球蛋白水平恢复正常。这些结果表明，对于颏下区域不明原因肿胀的患者，异位甲状腺组织必须被视为鉴别诊断之一。
