Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2021; 9(14): 3432-3441
Published online May 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i14.3432
Radiological insights of ectopic thyroid in the porta hepatis: A case report and review of the literature
Outesh Chooah, Jing Ding, Jing-Le Fei, Fang-Yi Xu, Ting Yue, Cai-Ling Pu, Hong-Jie Hu
Outesh Chooah, Jing Ding, Jing-Le Fei, Fang-Yi Xu, Ting Yue, Cai-Ling Pu, Hong-Jie Hu, Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Hu HJ and Ding J made and interpreted the imaging findings; Xu FY, Fei JL, and Pu CL performed the research; Chooah O and Yue T analyzed the data; Chooah O wrote and proofread the manuscript; Hu HJ revised and reviewed the manuscript.
Supported by The Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province, No. 2019C03064; and Program Co-sponsored by Province and Ministry, No. WKJ-ZJ-1926.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Hong-Jie Hu, MD, Chief Doctor, Director, Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 3 Qingchun East Road, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. hongjiehu@zju.edu.cn
Received: December 4, 2020
Peer-review started: December 4, 2020
First decision: December 21, 2020
Revised: January 5, 2021
Accepted: February 22, 2021
Article in press: February 22, 2021
Published online: May 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Thyroid ectopia specifically at the porta hepatis level is quite a rare clinical entity without any conclusive protocol for radiological diagnosis. This paper reviews the limited corresponding literature as well as the presentation of a clinical case in order to help physicians alongside radiologists to minimize misinterpretations and misdiagnosis of ectopic thyroid. This paper will hopefully contribute to the spectrum of information by portraying computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography angiography, and histopathology amongst a plethora of other data that will contribute in the optimization of the prevalence in conjunction with the management of thyroid ectopia.