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COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 2 The nodular goiter

Part 7 Extrathyroidal spread

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Extrathyroidal growth - case 2068 - part 1

Clinical data: A 42-year-old woman was referred for ethanol sclerotherapy. The patient has been known harboring a cystic nodule for nine years. Eight years after the first aspiration, the cyst has recurred. At this time 9 mL fluid was removed. Weeks after the second aspiration the cyst has refilled again.

Palpation: a large elastic nodule in the right lobe.

Laboratory data: euthyroidism with TSH-level 2.8 mIU/L.

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