Ectopic Primary Intrathyroidal Thymoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
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Correspondence
Dr. Jiby Soosen Ninan,
Postgraduate Student, Department of Pathology, A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kuntikana-689521, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: jibysoosen@gmail.com
Thymomas are rare neoplasms comprising less than 1% of adult cancers. Ectopic thymomas are thought to arise from aberrant thymic tissue displaced during embryologic development and are extremely rare accounting for only upto 4% of all thymomas. Ectopic intrathyroidal thymoma is a rare entity with only eight previous cases reported to the best of our knowledge. Here we present a rare case of ectopic primary intra thyroidal thymoma with the clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical features.