COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 6 Advanced courses

Part 6 Thyroid cancers

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Thyroid cancer - case 1174

Clinical data: A 76-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a rapidly evolving goiter. The daughter of the patient told us that they noticed a small mass first three weeks ago. The patient noticed hoarseness, dyspnea and difficulties in swallowing a week before the examianation.

Palpation: a very hard, not freely moveable mass in the right side of the neck.

Laboratory data: TSH 0.16 mIU/L, FT4 19.2 pM/L.

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