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Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Within the Gall Bladder: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

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In this brief report, we describe a case of ectopic thyroid tissue in the gallbladder wall. We review the literature on ectopia of the thyroid and its rare occurrence outside the usual path of the migration of the thyroid anlage from the foramen caecum to the mediastinum. The importance of distinguishing ectopic thyroid from metastatic thyroid carcinoma is emphasized.

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Clarissa Cassol is the recipient of the grant “Strategic Training in Health Research (STIHR), STP-53912.”

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  1. Department of Pathology, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 11th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada

    Clarissa A. Cassol & Sylvia L. Asa

  2. Department of Pathology, The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Cassol, C.A., Noria, D. & Asa, S.L. Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Within the Gall Bladder: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature. Endocr Pathol 21, 263–265 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12022-010-9130-y

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