PAPILLON COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 2 The nodular goiter

Part 8 The halo sign and vascular pattern of nodules

Case studies

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Histopathology (H) or cytology (C)

Halo sign

Perinodular blood flow
Intranodular blood flow
Case 2188 Benign lesion (C)
Not present
Not present
Present
Case 2251 Hashimoto's thyroiditis (C)
Not present
Not present
Increased
Case 2248 Benign lesion (C)
Not present
Not present
Increased
Case conp 033 Papillary cancer (H)
Present
Doubtful
Not present
Case 2221 Follicular cancer (H)
Present
Present
Not present
Case 2222 Follicular cancer (H)
Present
Not present
Not present
Case 2255 Benign lesion (C)

Not present
Present

Not present
Present

Present, increased
Present

Case conp 047 Papillary cancer (H)
Not present
Present
Present
Case conp 049 Papillary cancer (H)
Not present
Doubtful
Minimal
  Benign hyperplastic nodule (H)
Not present
Not present
Not present
Case 738 Poorly differentiated insular cancer
Not present
Not present
Irregular
Case 2223 Papillary cancer (C)
Not present
Not present
Irregular
Case conp 011 Lymph node metastasis of a papillary cancer (H)
-
-
Present
 

Benign, reactiv-type lymph node (H)

-
-
Not present
Case conp 068 Follicular adenoma (H)
Doubtful
Present
Not present
  Papillary cancer (H)
Not present
Not present
Irregular
  Parathyroid adenoma (H)
Not present
Not present
Present
Case 2187 Papillary cancer (H)
Not present
Not present
Not present
  Papillary cancer (H)
Not present
Present
Present
Case 2254 Papillary cancer (C)
Not present
Not present
Irregular
  Lymph node metastasis of a papillary cancer (C)
-
-
Present
         
Other cases        
Case 971 Benign cyst Differentiation of discrete lesion with Doppler mode
Case conp 079 Papillary cancer (H) Differentiation of discrete lesion with Doppler mode
Case 304 Papillary cancer (H) Differentiation of a mass with Doppler mode
Case 1744 Benign lesion (C) Deceptive flow in cystic nodule
         
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Histopathology (H) or cytology (C)

Halo sign

Perinodular blood flow
Intranodular blood flow
Case 60 Oxyphilic adenoma (H)
Not present
Present
Increased
Case 444 Benign hyperplastic nodule (H)
Not present
Not present
Irregular
Case 2249 Benign follicular proliferation (C)
Not present
Doubtful
Present, irregular
  Benign cystic lesion (C)
Not present
Not present
Has appeared on follow-up
Case 1646 Hashimoto's thyroiditis (H)
Not present
Not present
Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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