ESPE Abstracts

Background: Intrathyroidal ectopic thymic tissue is one of the rarest congenital abnormalities. Ectopic thymus tissue can be detected in various locations from the mouth or the base of the skull to the superior mediasteneum. We report here three cases of intrathyroidal ectopic thymus tissue who presented as thyroid nodules in different ages.Cases: Case 1: a 10-year-old girl had a guatr and her thyroid function tests were normal. Thyroid US showed a hypoe...