A Rare Instance of Co-existing Malignancy in Ectopic and Orthotopic Thyroid Gland

Authors

  • Afroza Naznin Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Mitford, Dhaka.
  • Mohammad Simoon Salekin Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Satkhira.
  • Farida Yasmin Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Mitford, Dhaka.
  • Samira Sharmin Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Mitford, Dhaka.
  • Md Monir Uddin Dept. of Radiology & Imaging, Narsingdi Sadar Hospital.
  • Hosne Ara Rahman Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, Mitford, Dhaka.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v27i2.79232

Keywords:

Thyroid carcinoma, ectopic thyroid, orthotopic thyroid

Abstract

Ectopic thyroid tissue can be found anywhere in the midline from the base of the tongue to mediastinum. Ectopic thyroid tissue may also be involved in the same pathological processes like tumors, inflammation and hyperplasia as normal, orthotopic thyroid gland. Besides, the appearance of such tissue in rare locations may result in diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. We report an extremely rare case of simultaneously occurring papillary carcinoma in ectopic subglottic thyroid and orthotopic thyroid gland in a young Asian male. The patient presented with symptoms completely unrelated to thyroid disorder, and went through an eventful journey before being correctly diagnosed and properly treated.

Bangladesh J. Nuclear Med. 27(2): 317-319, 2024

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Published

2025-04-13

How to Cite

Naznin, A., Salekin, M. S., Yasmin, F., Sharmin, S., Uddin, M. M., & Rahman, H. A. (2025). A Rare Instance of Co-existing Malignancy in Ectopic and Orthotopic Thyroid Gland . Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 27(2), 317–319. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v27i2.79232

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2024)

Section

Case Reports

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