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01-10-2021 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Short Report

Ectopic thyroid tissue at the skull base: a case report

Authors: Keisuke Fujii, Taro Shimono, Hiroki Morisako, Yukio Miki

Published in: Neuroradiology | Issue 10/2021

Abstract

Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare entity, resulting from developmental abnormality during the migration of the embryonic thyroid germ from the floor of the primitive foregut to its final pre-tracheal position. Although ectopic thyroid tissue may be located anywhere, its location at the skull base is extremely rare. We report a case of ectopic thyroid tissue at the skull base in a 19-year-old man with multimodality imaging findings.

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Title: Ectopic thyroid tissue at the skull base: a case report
Authors: Keisuke Fujii
Taro Shimono
Hiroki Morisako
Yukio Miki
Publication date: 01-10-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Computed Tomography
Computed Tomography
Goiter
Scintigraphy
Arteriovenous Malformation
Published in: Neuroradiology / Issue 10/2021
Print ISSN: 0028-3940
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-021-02734-7

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