The hypoechogenic nodule with
mircrocalcifications occupies a great part of the lobe. It has
irregular,
puzzle-like sharp borders. Beside the tumor there is a smaller and
there are two tiny moderately
hypoechogenic lesions marked with green in the left picture
corresponding to lymphocytic thyroiditis. There is a moderately
hypoechogenic (marked with blue) and a
hypoechogenic lesion (marked with red) in the right picture. These are
foci of lymphocytic thyroiditis. Compare the hypoechogenic focus of
lymphocytic thyroiditis and that of papillary cancer in the left image.
The former is regular, while the latter has blurred borders and
contains microcalcifications.
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