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  • Title: Ectopic Intralaryngo-Tracheal Thyroid Tissue Causing Neonatal Death.
    Author: Furnas L, Safa H, Hutchinson F, Joseph L, Armes JE.
    Journal: Fetal Pediatr Pathol; 2017 Oct; 36(5):412-415. PubMed ID: 28749718.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Ectopic thyroid tissue can be found anywhere along the embryologic path of thyroid descent. Intralaryngo-tracheal thyroid tissue is the least common site of ectopia and can present with upper airways obstruction. Its presentation in the neonate is exceptional. CASE REPORT: We describe a term female neonate with subglottic thyroid tissue causing near-total occlusion of the larynx, which led to upper airways obstruction and neonatal death. CONCLUSION: This emphasizes the importance of considering intralaryngo-tracheal tumors as a cause of acute and otherwise unexplainable respiratory distress immediately after birth. The cause of this neonatal death would not have been elucidated without careful autopsy examination.
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