TITLE:
Computed tomography imaging of an ectopic thyroid on the ascending aorta
AUTHORS:
Chongfu Jia, Zhiqiang Yang, Xiaoming Bian, Fei Zheng, Xixia Sun, Zhaoqian Wang
KEYWORDS:
Aorta; Tomography; X-Ray Computed; Ectopic Thyroid
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.3 No.2,
April
28,
2013
ABSTRACT: Ectopic
thyroid on the ascending aorta is extremely rare, and its radiologic
characteristics have not been reported in the radiologic literature. A case of
ectopic thyroid on the ascending aorta is reported, and its imaging
characteristics on computed tomography are discussed.