Rare ectopic thyroid tissue as multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules: a case report and literature review

Tan, Jianfeng; Kuang, Jun; Li, Yong; Wang, Rui‐An; Hu, Shan; Guo, Quanwei; Zhang, Jianhua

doi:10.1186/s13019-022-01962-z

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“…The incidence of ectopic thyroid tissue is 1 per 100 000 to 300 000 persons in the general population. Due to the low incidence of this condition, there are no standard procedures for its diagnosis [ 19 ]. Initially, a large solid tumor visualized in a chest CT scan can suggest a cancerous lesion in the lung.…”

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Lung Lesions: Differential Diagnoses Beyond Cancer

Jurczak,

Romaszko-Wojtowicz,

Doboszyńska

2024

Am J Case Rep

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Unusual clinical course Background:Lung cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm diagnosed worldwide. Early diagnosis and treatment are of great importance for patient's prognosis. A wide variety of pulmonary conditions display clinical and radiological presentation similar to that of lung cancer, and the awareness of their existence can help in making correct diagnoses. Case Reports:This article presents a description of 4 patients with an insidious type of lesions mimicking pulmonary carcinomas. The first patient was referred to Department with a tumor-like lesion in the right lung. After CT of the chest and core-needle biopsy, the lesion turned out to be an ectopic thyroid tissue. The second patient reported a dry cough and weight loss. A lung nodule mass was revealed in chest CT and the patient was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculoma. The remaining 2 patients, despite the suspicion of lung cancer, were subsequently diagnosed with a post-traumatic pleural hematoma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Conclusions:Low-dose computed tomography of the chest plays a significant role in the diagnosis of newly detected lesions in the lungs. However, due to the similarity of the image of cancer to that of other diseases, the ultimate diagnosis should be based on the interpretation of full imaging diagnostic tests, clinical presentation, and histopathological examination of the material obtained from the lesion. Analysis of cases enables us to expand our understanding of the diseases that need to be considered in differential diagnosis of a patient with a detected tumor-like lesion in the lungs.

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