Pitfalls
Sonographic and cytological differential diagnostic of various diseases and patterns are given in this section. We demonstrate here the potential of a real teamwork with examples of common clinical-cytological-sonographic diagnosis.
Non-tumorous lesions of the thyroid
Thyroiditis
Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
Chronic thyroiditis
Rare forms of thyroiditis
Hyperlasia
Nodular goiter
Goiter with thyroid dysfunction
Other cases
Lymph nodes in the neck
Parathyroid lesions
The operated thyroid
Tumors of the thyroid
Tumors of follicular cell origin
Follicular tumors
Papillary carcinoma
Anaplastic carcinoma
Tumors of non-follicular cell origin
Medullary carcinoma
Malignant lymphoma of the thyroid
Secondary thyroid carcinomas