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Intratracheal ectopic thyroid: A rare cause of upper airway obstruction
Sana Ehsan Ullah1, Muhammad Irshad Hussain1, Faizan Muhammad1
1Department of General Surgery, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital, Muzaffargarh, Pakistan.
Abstract:
Intra-tracheal thyroid is a rare ectopic thyroid disease. Presenting symptoms can mimic those of airway obstruction such as bronchial asthma. We report the case of a male patient who presented with airway obstruction due to thyroid ectopia and was misdiagnosed initially with bronchial asthma. After a correct diagnosis of intratracheolaryneal thyroid, the case was managed by excision. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for patients with clinical signs of airway obstruction. We present our experience of his one-month follow-up after resection. Currently, the patient is free of symptoms.
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