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Benign intratracheal thyroid tissue: a rare cause of upper airway obstruction

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
^b Department of General Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK

^* Corresponding author. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK. Tel.: +44-116-287-1471; fax: +44-116-250-2449
knkotidis{at}aol.com

Benign intratracheal thyroid tissue is a rare cause of upper airway obstruction. Treatment by radical resection or submucosal excision is advocated in the literature. We report the case of a female patient presenting with stridor due to true thyroid ectopia, which we managed by endoscopic resection. We present our experience of her follow-up 3 years after resection, with no evidence of recurrence and complete patient satisfaction.

Key Words: Intratracheal tumor; Ectopic thyroid tissue; Stridor