The operated thyroid - Case 16. Recurrent Graves' disease after bilateral subtotal lobectomy

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Right lobe, longitudinal scan. The pattern resembles a thyroid nodule: a hypoechogenic central area is surrounded with echonormal parts. This is a typical presentation of an operated thyroid. The difference in echogenicity may be explained by differences in vascular supply.

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