Ultrasonography.
2014 Oct;33(4):303-306. 10.14366/usg.14026.
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in a thyroid pyramidal lobe
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- 1Department of General Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. dwultra@lycos.co.kr
- 3Department of Pathology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 2381990
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14366/usg.14026
Abstract
- We report an extremely rare case of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in the thyroid Epub ahead of print pyramidal lobe (TPL). A 48-year-old woman underwent ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for a small thyroid nodule in the right lobe in local clinic, and it revealed a malignant cytology. On preoperative ultrasonography for tumor staging in our hospital, another small suspiciously malignant hypoechoic nodule was detected in the left TPL. Total thyroidectomy and central nodal dissection were performed. Histopathology confirmed PTMCs in the left TPL and both thyroid lobes. Ultrasonography for TPL should be required for complete evaluation of possible multifocality of thyroid malignancy.
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