| Literature DB >> 24958418 |
Harumi Koibuchi1, Kiyoka Omoto2, Noriyoshi Fukushima1, Tomonori Toyotsuji1, Nobuyuki Taniguchi1, Mikihiko Kawano1.
Abstract
This report documents 3 pediatric papillary thyroid carcinoma cases with associated Hashimoto thyroiditis. In all 3 cases, hypoechoic nodules accompanied by multiple echogenic spots were noted on sonography of the thyroid. Hashimoto thyroiditis was suspected on the basis of positive thyroid autoantibody test results and pathologic examinations of thyroidectomy specimens, which revealed chronic thyroiditis with lymphocytic infiltration as the background of papillary thyroid carcinoma development. The potential for papillary carcinoma development warrants close follow-up, and meticulous sonographic examinations must be performed in children with Hashimoto thyroiditis.Entities:
Keywords: Hashimoto thyroiditis; children; fine-needle aspiration; papillary thyroid carcinoma; sonography; superficial structures
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24958418 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.7.1299
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ultrasound Med ISSN: 0278-4297 Impact factor: 2.153