Ectopic Primary Intrathyroidal Thymoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Jiby Soosen Ninan, Sandhya Ilanthodi, Muktha R Pai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-07-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: ectopic intrathyroidal thymoma; hyperthyroidism; thymus; thyroid
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11814/36489_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(SH_AnG)_PN(SL).pdf

Thymomas are rare neoplasms comprising less than 1% of adult cancers. Ectopic thymomas are thought to arise from aberrant thymic tissue displaced during embryologic development and are extremely rare accounting for only upto 4% of all thymomas. Ectopic intrathyroidal thymoma is a rare entity with only eight previous cases reported to the best of our knowledge. Here we present a rare case of ectopic primary intra thyroidal thymoma with the clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical features.