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Chest CT in axial views of the heterogeneous right side anterior lateral mass (A, B,C); Chest PET of the mass (D).
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Cava and displaced oppositely the trachea (Fig. 1A-C). The lesion did not catch at CT/PET (Fig. 1D).
Intra-operative images (A, B).
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Subsequent anatomo-histological exams identified it as a hyperplastic colloidal nodule belonging to the thyroid gland with haemorrhagic and cystic aspect (Fig. 2).
Wound before (A) and after suture (B). Picture B shows the placement of a transthoracic drainage.
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A pleural drainage was performed (Fig. 3B).
Surgical specimen of the lesion (A, B, C).
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Fluid removed from the mass before the extraction.
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The extraction was made through the protection of an endobag, but the mass was larger in its dimension than the incision made, so we have sucked up part of the liquid from the mass (Fig. 5).
Microphotograph of ectopic thyroid fixed with Hematoxylin and eosin (A, B).
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