Open AccessA new lateral neck mass in a 63‐year‐old man with multinodular goiter
Author(s) -
Nguyen Nguyen T.,
Neelon Daniel P.,
Orestes Michael I.,
Shakir Mohamed K. M.,
Hoang Thanh D.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4014
Subject(s) - medicine , neck mass , ectopic thyroid , multinodular goiter , malignancy , presentation (obstetrics) , thyroid , radiology , goiter , multinodular goitre , thyroidectomy , pathology
Described is a rare presentation of ectopic thyroid tissue as a lateral neck mass. This case raises the awareness that a lateral neck mass (including ectopic thyroid mass) needs appropriate investigations to rule out malignancy.