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2004508

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
Cystic thyroid lesions are generally considered to be benign and managed by repeated aspiration and/or biopsy. We report characteristic sonographic signs in eight cases of cystic papillary carcinomas of the thyroid gland. In all eight cases, ultrasonography (US) revealed mostly cystic lesions with solid excrescences protruding into the cyst. These nodules contained multiple punctate echogenic foci suggesting calcification. In three of these cases the initial fine needle aspiration biopsy was negative. The 'calcified nodule in cyst' sign was found to be very specific for cystic thyroid carcinoma in a review of the ultrasound findings in 115 patients with nodular thyroid lesions. Careful evaluation and/or surgery should be recommended in patients who have such characteristic sonographic findings even if the fine needle aspiration result is negative.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0009-9260
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
121-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Cystic papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland: a new sonographic sign.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article