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The first reported case of struma cordis in Spain
El primer caso descrito de struma cordis en España
Cristina María Díaz-Perdigonesa,b,
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cristinnemarie@gmail.com

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, Joaquín Cano-Niegoc, Carmen Hernández-Garcíaa, José Antonio López-Medinaa, Sergio González-Gonzálezc
a Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
b FEA Endocrinología y Nutrición, Spain
c Área de Corazón, Hospital El Ángel, Málaga, Spain
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Transthoracic &#40;TTE&#41; and transesophageal echocardiography &#40;TEE&#41; revealed a 3&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span> broad-pedicled and scantly mobile tumor lesion in the intraventricular septum of the right ventricle&#44; close to the tricuspid valve &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A midline sternotomy was performed&#44; with a right atriotomy and removal of the well delimited mass supported by the interventricular septum&#46; The pathology study revealed the presence of ectopic thyroid tissue with focal fibrosis and dystrophic calcifications&#46; There were no signs of malignancy&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Following the histological findings&#44; a neck ultrasound study was carried out to verify the presence of eutopic thyroid tissue&#44; and thyroid function testing after surgery showed TSH 1&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ml<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>U&#47;l &#40;reference range&#58; 0&#46;25&#8211;5&#41;&#46; Thyroid scintigraphy revealed a single focus of radiopharmaceutical uptake in the anterocervical region&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0015" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0015">Discussion</span><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Although the molecular mechanisms underlying thyroid dysgenesis are not fully understood&#44; mutations of genes <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">TITF-1</span> &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Nkx2-1</span>&#41;&#44; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Foxe1</span> &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">TITF-2</span>&#41; and <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">PAX-8</span> have a crucial impact upon thyroid morphogenesis and differentiation&#44; and may cause alterations in thyroid migration&#44; as well as conditioning the appearance of ectopic thyroid tissue remnants&#46; The literature on this subject is scarce&#44; though cases with familial aggregation have been reported&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a></p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Most cases of thyroid ectopia are located on the midline of the neck along the trajectory of the thyroglossal duct from the base of the tongue to the diaphragm&#44; and coexist with normal thyroid tissue&#46; The clinical manifestations of thyroid ectopia range from the absence of symptoms to altered thyroid gland function&#46; The most common manifestation of thyroid dysfunction is the appearance of hormonal hypofunction&#44; which in turn is related to the amount of ectopic thyroid tissue&#46; However&#44; symptoms of hyperthyroidism have been reported&#44; even with histological features similar to those of Graves&#8217; disease&#46; Depending on the location and size of the mass&#44; some patients may experience dyspnea&#44; stridor&#44; central chest pressure sensation&#44; palpitations and ventricular arrhythmias&#44; particularly in the case of mediastinal or intracardiac presentations&#44; though such lesions usually constitute incidental findings&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#44;5</span></a></p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">If the transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography findings suggest the presence of ectopic thyroid tissue&#44; a neck ultrasound exploration should be performed on a complementary basis&#46; This will allow us to either confirm or discard the presence of a thyroid gland&#44; with a view to determining that <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">struma cordis</span> is not the only existing thyroid tissue&#46; Radionuclide I-123&#44; I-131 or Tc-99 scintigraphy may be useful for determining the existence of other ectopic thyroid tissue remnants&#44; though the identification of two concomitant ectopic sites is very uncommon&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#8211;6</span></a></p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Another suitable option for anatomical and functional characterization in the event of suspected mediastinal thyroid tissue is SPECT-CT&#46; The typical CT image of ectopic thyroid tissue is a well delimited homogeneous mass with an attenuation index of 70<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#177;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>10<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>HU&#44; which suggests a benign nature&#46; In addition&#44; magnetic resonance imaging &#40;MRI&#41; is used&#44; in particular for diagnosing a lingual thyroid gland when there are difficulties in differentiating between thyroid tissue and tongue muscle&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#8211;6</span></a></p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The histological study provides the definitive diagnosis of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">struma cordis</span>&#46; The differential diagnosis is established mainly with metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma or primary cardiac tumors such as myxoma&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a></p><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Surgery is the treatment of choice&#44; with resection of the ectopic tissue using cardiopulmonary bypass techniques&#44; but should be limited to symptomatic patients in view of the high surgical risk involved&#46; Treatment with I-131 may be considered in patients who are not eligible for surgery&#44; or even as an alternative management option in patients who refuse surgery&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> In other ectopic thyroid tissues&#44; treatment with levothyroxine may reduce the size of the mass&#46; This has not been demonstrated in the case of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">struma cordis</span>&#44; however&#46;</p><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Thyroid function should be checked after surgery&#46; The recommended timing for this is between the third and sixth week after the operation&#46; In the absence of a eutopic thyroid gland&#44; it is advisable to start levothyroxine at doses of 1&#46;2&#8211;1&#46;8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#956;g&#47;kg&#47;day after surgery&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0085"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">8</span></a> The long term prognosis is good if there have been no complications secondary to surgery&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7&#8211;9</span></a></p></span></span>"
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