A 65-year-old female, who had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) at 61 years of age, achieved remission of the UC after pharmacotherapy. She presented with an approximate 13-year history of an anterior neck mass for which she had sought a medical consultation in 2012. The neck mass was elastic and had a diameter of 16 mm. Imaging and aspiration cytology results indicated that the mass was composed of thyroid tissue and connected to the left lobe and/or isthmus of the thyroid. Additionally, imaging results indicated that multiple nodules were present in the bilateral lobes; the condition was diagnosed as benign adenomatous goiter. Although she had not undergone surgery or radiation for the bilateral lobes, the mass was diagnosed as an enlarged pyramidal lobe of the thyroid without accompanying enlargement of the bilateral lobes. The anterior neck mass has not grown, and the patient has maintained normal thyroid function for the past 7 years.

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