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Start Over Descriptor "THYROID disease diagnosis" Topic computed tomography Publication Type Academic Journals Journal ent: ear, nose & throat journal Publisher sage publications inc.
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1. Primary Thyroid Tuberculosis: An Uncommon Presentation of a Thyroid Mass.

Author

Laitman, Benjamin M., Samankan, Shabnam, Hwang, Songhon, and Chai, Raymond L.

Subjects
*DRUG therapy for tuberculosis, *GRANULOMA, *ETHAMBUTOL, *THYROID diseases, *CHEST X rays, *NECK pain, *PYRAZINAMIDE, *FIBROSIS, *ISONIAZID, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *NECK, *COMPUTED tomography, *NECK muscles, *RIFAMPIN, *THYROID gland, *RARE diseases, *NECROSIS, THYROID disease diagnosis
Abstract

The article describes the case of a 70-year-old male diagnosed with primary tuberculosis (TB) of the thyroid gland. The patient presented with a large fluctuating right neck mass present for the previous 4 months. Topics covered include the findings of the contrast enhanced compute tomography of the neck, the treatment given to the patient and the variability of the presentation of the primary thyroid TB.

Published
2022
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2. Intralaryngeal Ectopic Thyroid Tissue.

Author

Paknezhad, Hassan, Dholakia, Sachi S., and Damrose, Edward J.

Subjects
*BRONCHOSCOPY, *COMPUTED tomography, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *LARYNGOSCOPY, *LARYNGEAL diseases, *MAGNETIC resonance imaging, *ECTOPIC tissue, THYROID disease diagnosis
Abstract

The article describes the case of a 73-year-old woman who developed intralaryngeal ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT). The patient presented with a painless mass on the right side of her neck. The ETT was found while she was undergoing evaluation for thyroid enlargement. Some theories regarding the etiology of intralaryngeal ETT are discussed.

Published
2020
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3. THYROID AND PARATHYROID CLINIC. IgG4-related disease of the thyroid: A consideration in the differential diagnosis of an expanding thyroid mass.

Author

Chaikhoutdinov, Irina, Adil, Eelam, Goldenberg, Michael D. F., and Crist, Henry

Subjects
*COMPUTED tomography, *DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis, *HISTOLOGY, *IMMUNOGLOBULINS, THYROID disease diagnosis
Abstract

The article describes the case of a 70-year-old woman complaining of shortness of breath due to a compressive thyroid mass that has been enlarging since 2 months prior. Computed tomography (CT) with contrast revealed an enlarged multinodular thyroid gland with moderate substernal extension and fine-needle aspiration biopsy turned out negative for malignancy. The article discusses differential diagnosis of expanding thyroid mass and the immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related systemic disease (RSD).

Published
2015

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