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Amyloid Goiter: A Diagnosis to Consider in Diffuse Fatty Infiltration of the Thyroid
Author(s) -
Bakan Selim,
Kandemirli Sedat Giray,
Akbas Serkan,
Cingoz Mehmet,
Ozcan Guzelbey Burcu,
Kantarci Fatih,
Akman Canan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.16.04037
Subject(s) - medicine , infiltration (hvac) , goiter , thyroid , amyloid (mycology) , pathology , physics , thermodynamics
An amyloid goiter is the presence of amyloid protein in the thyroid in sufficient amounts to produce enlargement of the gland, accompanied by fat deposition of varying extents. It can be seen in long‐standing inflammatory disorders such as familial Mediterranean fever. Imaging findings depend on the amount of fat and amyloid deposition; however, the main imaging finding is diffuse fatty infiltration of the thyroid. Herein, the multimodality imaging features in 3 cases of amyloid goiters secondary to familial Mediterranean fever are presented.