Published 2019 | Version v1
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Abdominal Ectopic Thyroid Tissue: The Man From Istanbul

Description

Thyroid ectopia is a rare finding below the diaphragm. It is characterized by normal thyroid parenchyma in unusual locations with preserved thyroid marker immunoreactivity. In this article, we present the first known case of thyroid tissue in the periappendiceal fat and discuss possible ethiopathogenic theories.

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URL
http://hdl.handle.net/11567/959337
URN
urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/959337

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UNIGE