Open AccessEctopic Intratracheal Thyroid Tissue Leading to Stridor
Author(s) -
Tridip Pantha,
Dipendra Gautam,
Deepesh Poudel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-018-1264-0
Subject(s) - ectopic thyroid , medicine , stridor , thyroid , otorhinolaryngology , airway obstruction , head and neck surgery , pathology , airway , surgery
Ectopic thyroid is a condition in which the thyroid tissue is present outside its normal anatomical position. Usually the ectopic thyroid is present along the line of its migration. The presence of ectopic thyroid tissue within the trachea is a very rare condition. Surgery is appropriate treatment for patients with ectopic thyroid tissue with clinical signs of upper airway obstruction. Here we present such a case where an ectopic intratracheal thyroid was causing airway obstruction.