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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 55, 1249-1251, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Intracardiac ectopic thyroid: conservative surgical treatment

GL Polvani, C Antona, M Porqueddu, G Pompilio, D Cavoretto, T Gherli, A Sala and P Biglioli
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Milan, Centro Cardiologico, I. Monzino Fondation, Italy.

The case of a patient with an intracardiac ectopic thyroid is reported. A cardiac tumor was found in a 66-year-old woman and was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography. An intraoperative biopsy was performed, and the mass was recognized as an ectopic thyroid and treated with a conservative surgical approach because of the size, location, and relationship to adjacent structures. The 60-month follow- up shows normal echocardiographic images and the good clinical status of the patient.

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