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Acute diffuse thyroid swelling after fine‐needle aspiration: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Imaoka Kouki,
Nishihara Masahiro,
Nambu Junko,
Yamaguchi Megumi,
Kawasaki Yukari,
Sugino Keizo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.23008
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , nodule (geology) , swelling , fine needle aspiration , thyroid nodules , complication , radiology , surgery , biopsy , pathology , paleontology , biology
Fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) is the first‐line and a cost‐effective examination method of nonfunctional thyroid nodules. Acute transient thyroid swelling after an FNA is a rare complication, and to date, only 14 cases have been reported in the English literature. Herein, we report a case of a 26‐year‐old woman with acute transient thyroid swelling, which occurred after an ultrasound‐guided FNA of a thyroid nodule. Although the patient had undergone an FNA without complication 2 years previously, the second FNA caused acute thyroid swelling. The present case emphasizes the potential risk of acute thyroid swelling associated with every FNA procedure.