Wang C Y, Chang T C
Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Republic of China.
Am Surg. 1995 Dec;61(12):1029-31.
Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare entity. The occurrence of a thyroid carcinoma in such aberrant thyroid tissue has been reported, but is very rare. Surgical excision is considered the treatment of choice in managing the lesions associated with ectopic thyroid. If the ectopic thyroid is excised, all the thyroid may have been ablated, resulting in permanent hypothyroidism. We report two cases of ectopic thyroid in emphasizing the importance of thyroid ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in evaluating ectopic thyroid before surgery.
异位甲状腺组织是一种罕见的情况。已有报道称在这种异常甲状腺组织中发生甲状腺癌，但非常罕见。手术切除被认为是处理与异位甲状腺相关病变的首选治疗方法。如果切除异位甲状腺，可能会切除所有甲状腺，导致永久性甲状腺功能减退。我们报告两例异位甲状腺病例，以强调甲状腺超声检查和细针穿刺（FNA）细胞学检查在术前评估异位甲状腺中的重要性。
