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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:1694-1696
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Intracardiac ectopic thyroid

Jorge B. Casanova, MDa, Richard C. Daly, MDa, Brooks S. Edwards, MDa, Henry D. Tazelaar, MDa, Geoffrey B. Thompson, MDa

a Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Foundation and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Daly, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
e-mail: rdaly{at}mayo.edu

Intracardiac ectopic thyroid is a rare lesion. We present a case of successful excision of thyroid tissue obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract and provide a literature review. In all cases reported to date, the ectopic tissue arose from the ventricular septum and extended to the outflow tract.




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