Cracking thyroid

Last revised by Yahya Baba ◉ on 22 Nov 2020

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Citation:

Knipe H, Baba Y, Cracking thyroid. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67768

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67768

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/67768

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67768

Article created:

23 Apr 2019, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

22 Nov 2020, Yahya Baba ◉

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4 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

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Cracking thyroid is a term given to a very rare complication of thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy where there is acute pain and transient thyroid swelling characterized by hypoechoic avascular septations on ultrasound ¹.

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