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Intrathyroidal thymic tissue mimicking a malignant thyroid nodule in a 4-year-old child
Ultrasonography ; : 71-73, 2014.
Article in En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-731031
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ABSTRACT
Intrathyroidal thymic tissue is rare and may be confused with a malignant thyroid nodule because of hyperechoic dots mimicking calcifications. We report the case of a thyroid nodule with malignant ultrasonographic findings in a 4-year-old child, which was confirmed cytologically as ectopic thymic tissue. The sonographic findings of ectopic thymus were similar to those of the thymus; therefore, clinicians should be familiar with ultrasonography findings of normal thymic tissue.
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Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Pediatrics / Thymus Gland / Thyroid Gland / Ultrasonography / Thyroid Nodule Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans Language: En Journal: Ultrasonography Year: 2014 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Pediatrics / Thymus Gland / Thyroid Gland / Ultrasonography / Thyroid Nodule Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans Language: En Journal: Ultrasonography Year: 2014 Type: Article