Case report
A Rare Cause of Tracheal Stenosis: Intratracheal Thyroid Tissue
Nurdan Şimşek Veske 1
, Gülşah Günlüoğlu 1
, Pelin Pamir 1
, Merve Dilşad Gün 1
, Sinem Nedime Sökücü 1
, Halide Nur Ürer 2
, Gülşah Günlüoğlu 1
, Pelin Pamir 1
, Merve Dilşad Gün 1
, Sinem Nedime Sökücü 1
, Halide Nur Ürer 2
1Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Chest Diseases, İstanbul, Turkey
2Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pathology, İstanbul, Turkey
2Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pathology, İstanbul, Turkey
Eur Arch Med Res 2022; 38(2): 149-151 DOI: 10.4274/eamr.galenos.2022.30932
Abstract
Ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) is a rare and usually asymptomatic congenital anomaly. The most common presentation is midline ectopic thyroid. In this case, a 55-year-old female treated for asthma due to dyspnea was diagnosed with stridor on physical examination. Mass that nearly obliterated the lumen of the trachea was observed on thoracic computed tomography. Diagnostic and therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy were performed. The pathological result of the biopsy was ETT. Ectopic intratracheal thyroid tissue is a rare cause of upper respiratory tract obstruction.
Keywords: Airway obstruction, ectopic thyroid, rigid bronchoscopy