Turkish Neurosurgery 1991 , Vol 2 , Num 2
ECTOPIC THYROID TISSUE CAUSING CORD COMPRESSION
Gülhis DEDA1, Tahsin TEZİÇ2, Uğur KARAGÖL1, Ayşehan AKINCI2, Fatih KÖKEŞ4, Ayşegül AKÇAYÜZ3
1Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Neurology Ankara, TÜRKİYE
2Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Endocrinology Ankara, TÜRKİYE
3Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital Department of Pathology Ankara, TÜRKİYE
4Ankara Hospital Department of Neurosurgery Ankara, TÜRKİYE
A-7 year-old girl who was admitted to Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital was diagnosed as cord compression at Thoracic 6-7 level. Pathological examination of the removed material revealed thyroid tissue, Aspiration material from the thyroid nodule was also benign. The mass causing cord compression was diagnosed as mediastinal ectopic thyroid tissue. Review of the literature showed that this is the first recorded case of mediastinal ectopic thyroid tissue causing cord compression. Keywords : Ectopic thyroid tissue, Cord Compression
Corresponding author : Gülhis Deda