Ectopic Thyroid Nodular Goiter Presenting As A Porta Hepatis Mass
Title
Ectopic Thyroid Nodular Goiter Presenting As A Porta Hepatis Mass
Creator
Jamshidi M; Kasirye O; Smith D J
Publisher
American Surgeon
Date
1998
1998-04
Description
An ectopic thyroid goiter was found in a 58-year-old woman who presented with abdominal and low back pain, diarrhea, and generalized weakness. Initial workup, including abdominal CT scan, revealed a mass extending from the duodenum to the porta hepatis. After resection and upon pathologic examination of the tissue, nodular arrangement of thyroid follicles and colloid lakes with focal hyperplastic and nodular goiter changes were identified.
Subject
Surgery
Identifier
n/a
Format
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
URL Address
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Pages
305-306
Issue
4
Volume
64
Citation
Jamshidi M; Kasirye O; Smith D J, “Ectopic Thyroid Nodular Goiter Presenting As A Porta Hepatis Mass,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed November 26, 2021, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/10326.