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COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 6 Advanced courses

Part 2 The operated thyroid

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Operated thyroid - case 940 -part 2

Clinical data: A 51-year-old woman was operated on relapsing hyperthyroidism a year ago. Histopathology disclosed diffuse goiter corresponding to Graves' disease. A solitary, two-millimeter papillary cancer was found in the right lobe. On routine follow-up, the surgeon palpated a mass in the middle of the neck. The patient was referred for evaluation and cytology of the mass.

Palpation: a not firm mass in the middle of the neck above the level of the thyroid.

Laboratory data: TSH 3.01 mIU/L on daily 75 microgram levothyroxine.

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