Differentiation of cystic thyroid lesions - Case 491 (ultrasonographic picture 4)

doi: 10.24390/thyrocase491.04


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Right lobe, longitudinal scan

Left lobe, longitudinal scan. The image demonstrates that occasionally we cannot decide whether a cystic nodule belongs to the central or to the spongiform subtype. The lesion has echogenic figures which are very likely caused by back wall cystic enhancement.

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