A rare case of subglottic ectopic thyroid tissue causing upper airway obstruction: detection by CECT and MRI neck

• Main Authors: Ngah, Nur Aimi, Muhammad, Siti Jusna @ Siti Sharifah, Mohamad Saini, Suraini, Md Noh, Mohamad Syafeeq Faeez, Ab. Hamid, Suzana, Salleh, Hisyam, Suppiah, Subapriya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66296/1/29%20JST%20Vol%2026%20%282%29%20Apr%202018_JST%28S%29-0360-2017_pg887-892.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66296/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2026%20(2)%20Apr.%202018/29%20JST%20Vol%2026%20(2)%20Apr%202018_JST(S)-0360-2017_pg887-892.pdf

Internal obstruction of the upper airways can be due to infection, anaphylactic reaction, congenital anomaly, foreign body inhalation or mass. This case report is of a lady who presented with upper airway obstruction due to subglottic ectopic thyroid tissue. She had a history of noisy breathing and...