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ea0037ep1302 | Clinical Cases–Thyroid/Other | ECE2015

Malignant ectopic thyroid tissue with distant metastasis: a case report

Tabassum Shehla , Islam Najmul , Fatimi Saulat Hasnain , Ikram Mubasher , Ahmed Arsalan , Zaman Maseehuz

Introduction: Ectopic thyroid tissue is the most common form of thyroid dysgenesis. But primary malignant transformation in ectopic thyroid tissue is quite a rare entity, with follicular malignancy being the dominant form at ectopic sites. Very infrequently, malignant ectopic thyroid tissue can present with metastasis to lymph nodes. But we report a case of malignant ectopic thyroid tissue over manubrium sterni with distant metastasis.Case presentation: ...