ADENOMATOUS GOITER OF THE ACCESSORY THYROID GLAND WITH HYPERTHYROIDISM -REPORT OF A CASE

A 62-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a lump in the neck. After admission, cervical CT, ultrasonography, scintiscan and blood examination revealed an adenoma of the right lobe of the thyroid with slight hyperthyroidism. At operation, we found two tumors and no connection was found between the tumors and the thyroid gland. Only tumor extirpation was performed. The gross pathological specimens were 50×40 mm and 25×27 mm in size. Histological findings revealed the adenomatous goiters of the two accessory thyroid glands. After the operation thyiroid function tests were within normal limits. So-called ectopic thyroid glands are classified into two groups whether the thyroid gland is in the right place or not. This case is very rare and is worth for reporting. We think that ectopic thyroid gland with normal thyroid gland should be called accessory thyroid gland.