Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Ectopic thyroid tissue is a rare disease resulting from developmental defects of thyroid gland embryogenesis.1 It can be found in different locations in the body.2 Ectopic thyroid in the heart is a much rarer condition. We present a rare case of successful excision of intracardiac ectopic thyroid tissue obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT).
Source: JTCVS Techniques
Institutions: Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Head and Neck Anomalies
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,553
OpenAlex ID: W4406268090