Ectopic thyroid tissue in the lower neck with a coexisting normally located multinodular goiter. Brief literature review

Eleni Kousta, Konstantinos Konstantinidis, Christina Michalakis, George E. Theodoropoulos, Michalis Vorias, Michalis Georgiou, George Sambalis

Ectopic thyroid tissue in the lower neck with a coexisting normally located multinodular goiter is a rare entity. We present a 27-year old asymptomatic woman with a recent history of a painless mass in the left side of her lower neck. Thyroid function tests were normal. An ultrasound of her neck showed a multinodular goiter and a 3.4 cm solid mass in the left lower cervical area…