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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:578-579
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Thoracic intrathymic thyroid and cervical goiter: single-stage resection

Augustine T.M. Tang, FRCSEd*a, Mark J. Johnson, BS, BMa, Bruce Addis, FRCPatha, David F. Weeden, FRCSa

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication February 18, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Mr Tang, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wessex Regional Cardiac and Thoracic Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Rd, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
e-mail: gus{at}tang-family.org

Ectopic thyroid tissue in the chest is rare. We report a case of a euthyroid patient with benign ectopic thyroid tissue presenting as a thymic mass in association with a multinodular goiter. Both disorders were managed successfully by surgical intervention.




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