Partially cystic thyroid nodule - benign Hurthle changes
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Partially cystic thyroid nodules [PCTN] are quite common, more so in the adult population, however. are quite rare in paediatrics. Most literature has shown post-surgical histological or pre-operative cytological benign entities (as the major category of the lesions). Most tend to undergo a cystic degenerative change from an initial solid nodule. Hurthle cell adenomas (also referred to as oncocytic adenomas) are benign thyroid neoplasms predominantly composed of >75-percent% oncocytes and can be homogenously solid but may also change scarring calcifications, haemorrhages or massive cystic degeneration ¹. Such nodular lesions are more suspicious for a malignant process in the paediatric population and should be treated with the urgency they deserve.
-<p><a title="Partially cystic thyroid nodules" href="/articles/partially-cystic-thyroid-nodules">Partially cystic thyroid nodules</a> [PCTN] are quite common, more so in the adult population however are quite rare in paediatrics. Most literature has shown post-surgical histological or pre-operative cytological benign entities (as the major category of the lesions). Most tend to undergo a cystic degenerative change from an initial solid nodule. Hurthle cell adenomas (also referred to as oncocytic adenomas) are benign thyroid neoplasms predominantly composed of >75-percent oncocytes and can be homogenously solid but may also change scarring calcifications, haemorrhages or massive cystic degeneration ¹. Such nodular lesions are more suspicious for a malignant process in the paediatric population and should be treated with the urgency they deserve.</p>- +<p>Partially cystic thyroid nodules are common, more so in the adult population, however. are quite rare in paediatrics. Most literature has shown post-surgical histological or pre-operative cytological benign entities (as the major category of the lesions). Most tend to undergo a cystic degenerative change from an initial solid nodule. Hurthle cell adenomas (also referred to as oncocytic adenomas) are benign thyroid neoplasms predominantly composed of >75% oncocytes and can be homogenously solid but may also change scarring calcifications, haemorrhages or massive cystic degeneration ¹. Such nodular lesions are more suspicious for a malignant process in the paediatric population and should be treated with the urgency they deserve.</p>