Radiologically detected intranodal thyroid tissues in ipsilateral cervical lymph nodes after hemithyroidectomy in a pediatric patient.

Autor: Kung WK; Department of Radiology and Imaging, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China., Chu KM; Department of Radiology and Imaging, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China., Fung KFK; Department of Radiology, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China., Cheung TYE; Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Radiology case reports [Radiol Case Rep] 2024 Apr 17; Vol. 19 (7), pp. 2710-2713. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 17 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.03.055
Abstrakt: This case report illustrates the presence of intranodal thyroid tissues in ipsilateral cervical lymph nodes after hemithyroidectomy for multinodular goiter in an adolescent patient. It highlights the rare radiological finding of thyroid tissues within cervical lymph nodes detected by ultrasonography and computed tomography, which is a great mimicker of nodal metastasis.
(© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.)
Databáze: MEDLINE