Follicular adenoma in ectopic thyroid. A case-report.

Introduction: The term ectopic thyroid refers to the presence of thyroid tissue located far from its usual anatomic placement and with no vascular connection to the main gland. The presence of swelling in atypical locations is diagnostically differentiated from other pathologies like pleomorphic adenoma or carcinoma, inflammatory lesions like sialadenitis, neurogenic tumors, paraganglioma, fibrolipoma and lymphadenopaties of diverse etiologies.

Presentation Of Case: Here we present the case of a submandibular ectopic thyroid in a 67year old woman.