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Benign intranodal thyroid tissue mimicking nodal metastasis in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Lee Yoo Jin,
Kim Dong Wook,
Park Ha Kyoung,
Ha Tae Kwun,
Kim Do Hun,
Jung Soo Jin,
Bae Sang Kyun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.23886
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , thyroid carcinoma , radiology , lymph node , fine needle aspiration , histopathology , metastasis , ultrasound , neck dissection , carcinoma , pathology , cancer , biopsy
Abstract Background A case of benign intranodal thyroid tissue mimicking nodal metastasis on ultrasound and CT in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma has not been reported. Methods The clinical, imaging, and histopathological findings of the patient are presented. A 52‐year‐old woman who underwent ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration for 2 small, suspicious thyroid nodules in both lobes at a local clinic was referred to our hospital for surgical treatment. Ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration for a suspicious lymph node in the left upper neck was performed. According to the imaging and cytology results, total thyroidectomy and nodal dissection for both central and left lateral nodes were performed. Results In the histopathology, the lymph node was confirmed as a benign lymph node with intranodal thyroid tissue. Conclusion This case illustrates that benign intranodal thyroid tissue may mimic nodal metastasis on ultrasound or CT in a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 37: E106–E108, 2015