Abstract
It is reported that sometimes there are mature adipose tissue within the parenchyma of the thyroid gland, which is the result of the aberrant parathyroid gland. But mature adipose tissue within the thyroid nodule (called “Adenolipoma or Thyrolipoma”) is very rare. We found only nine definite cases of adenolipoma of the thyroid in the literature. Recently, we have experienced three cases of adenolipoma of thyroid gland. These cases are all females of 70, 58 and 53 years old. The pathogenesis of this entity is uncertain; the common hypothesis is development from adipose tissue incorporated within the gland during embryogenesis. But, The theory of adipose metaplasia of the stromal mesenchymal cells has also been reported.
