Table 1.
Literature review of reported cases of ectopic TSH-oma.
| Reference | Age at onset/Sex | Location of tumor | Tumor size(mm) | Image examination | Somatostatin suppression test | Surgery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Cooper et al. (10) | 45/F | Nasopharynx | NA | MRI, CT | No | Transfacial transmaxillary resection |
| P2 | Pasquini et al. (11) | 34/M | Nasopharynx | NA | MRI, Thyroid scintigraphy | No | Endoscopic endonasal surgery |
| P3 | Collie et al. (12) | ND/F | Nasopharynx | 20×15 | MRI, CT | No | Endoscopic endonasal surgery |
| P4 | Tong et al. (13) | 34/F | Nasopharynx and nasal cavity | 20×20 | MRI, CT, Octreotide scanning, Thyroid ultrasound | Yes | Endoscopic endonasal surgery |
| P5 | Song et al. (14) | 40/M | Nasopharynx | 19×17 | MRI, CT, ECT | Yes | Endoscopic endonasal surgery |
| P6 | Nishiike et al. (15) | 36/M | Nasopharynx | 14 | MRI, CT, PET/CT, Thyroid scintigraphy | No | Endoscopic endonasal surgery |
| P7 | Wang et al. (6) | 45/M | Suprasellar | 15×12×10 | MRI, Thyroid scintigraphy, Thyroid ultrasound | Yes | Endoscopic endonasal transtuberculum |
| P8 | Yang et al. (16) | 27/F | Nasopharynx | NA | MRI, Thyroid ultrasound | No | Nasopharynx neoplasm resection |
| P9 | Hanaoka et al. (17) | 41/M | Suprasellar | NA | MRI, CT, PET | No | Transcranial approach |
| P10 | Kim et al. (18) | 48/F | Nasopharynx | 11×8×6 | MRI, Radioactive iodine uptake scan, PET/CT, Thyroid ultrasound | No | Endoscopic endonasal approach |
| P11 | Ortiz et al. (19) | 52/F | Sphenoid sinus | 24×23×13 | MRI, CT, Thyroid ultrasound | Yes | Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery twice |
| P12 | Present case | 8/F | Suprasellar | 4.4×3.1×3.0 | MRI, PET/MRI, Somatostatin receptor imaging, Thyroid and cervical lymph node ultrasound | Yes | Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery |
NA, not available; PET/CT, positron emission tomography/computed tomography; PET, positron emission tomography; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ECT, emission computed tomography; PET/MRI, positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging.