Differentiation of discrete lesions - case 1483doi: 10.24390/thyrocase1483.00 |
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Clinical presentation: A 27-year-old woman was referred for aspiration cytology of a thyroid nodule. The patient has been treated for hypothyroidism for six months. On ultrasound multiple nodules including two suspicious were detected. the neck. The patient noticed the tumor first 6 weeks ago.
Palpation: a painless, very hard mess in the left thyroid lobe.
Laboratory examination: TSH 1.08 mIU/L on daily 75 microgram levothyroxine. The aTPO level was 656 U/mL at the time of initiation of replacement therapy.
Ultrasonography. The thyroid was echonormal and contained several hypoechogenic areas. The echogenicity in dex was around 20%. Two of the discrete areas had punctate echogenic foci. Both were avascular. The right lesion was partly while the left entirely hard on strain elastography.
Cytological diagnosis: suspicion of papillary carcinoma and papillary carcinoma, right and left lesion, respectively.
Histopathology in progress.









