TY - JOUR AU - Tay, Wei Ling AU - Siok-Gek Hwang, Jacqueline AU - Ong, Boon-Hean PY - 2018 TI - Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) resection of a right paratracheal ectopic thyroid: a case report JF - Journal of Visualized Surgery; Vol 4 (June 2018): Journal of Visualized Surgery Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Intrathoracic ectopic thyroid is a rare entity accounting for less than 1% of all ectopic thyroid cases. We present a case of a 62-year-old female patient with a right paratracheal ectopic thyroid. A video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) resection of the mediastinal mass was performed. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 2 in good general condition. UR - https://jovs.amegroups.org/article/view/20130