Accidental Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Case of Intracardiac Ectopic Thyroid Mass in Premenopausal Female Presenting with Infertility

Reham I El-Mahdy, Mohammed Mahmoud Mostafa, Noha A Aboulhagag and Asmaa Mahmoud Moustafa

Department of Medical Biochemistry, Assiut University, Egypt
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt
Department of Pathology, Assiut University, Egypt

^*Correspondance to: Reham I El-Mahdy 

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Abstract:

Ectopic thyroid tissue refers to the presence of thyroid tissue in positions other than normal neck region among the second and fourth tracheal cartilages. Intracardiac ectopic thyroid tissue is very rare. Here, we report a case of a 35 years old female with a history of primary infertility and irregular uterine bleeding. Echocardiography revealed large right ventricular mass during preoperative evaluation. Successful resection of the mass that originating from the right ventricular aspect of the interventricular septum and protruding into right ventricular outflow tract was done. Histological examination displayed that the mass was composed totally of thyroid tissue. According to previously reported cases of intracardiac ectopic thyroid worldwide; there is no case in Egypt reported before.

Keywords:

Ectopic; Intracardiac; Thyroid

Cite the Article:

El-Mahdy RI, Mostafa MM, Aboulhagag NA, Moustafa AM. Accidental Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Case of Intracardiac Ectopic Thyroid Mass in Premenopausal Female Presenting with Infertility. World J Surg Surgical Res. 2019; 2: 1086.