Diagn Cytopathol 2021 Dec 7;49(12):E471-E474. Epub 2021 Sep 7.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
The prevalence of ectopic thyroid tissue, based on autopsy studies, is between 7% and 10%, but there are rare cases reported in the thoracic region. Here, we encountered a case of thoracic ectopic thyroid tissue presenting as a presumed enlarged mediastinal lymph node. A 50-year-old female with a history of lung adenocarcinoma, status post resection, presented with complaints of headache, dizziness, and nausea. Read More