Search results for “thyroid heterogenous”
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Heterogeneous thyroid echotexture
Heterogeneous echogenicity of the thyroid gland is a non-specific finding and is associated with conditions diffusely affecting the thyroid gland. These include:
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Graves disease
The presence of heterogenous thyroid echogenicity may reduce sensitivity of detection of thyro...
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Multinodular goiter
Multinodular goiter (MNG) is defined as an enlarged thyroid gland (i.e. goiter) due to multiple nodules which may have normal, decreased or increased function.
Terminology
When increased activity and hyperthyroidism are present then the condition is referred to as a toxic multinodular goiter ...
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Shock thyroid
Shock thyroid is an uncommon part of the hypovolemic shock complex.
It was initially described in 2006 as heterogeneous thyroid contrast enhancement and fluid surrounding the thyroid on trauma CT of shocked patients without evidence for direct thyroid injury 2. Only eight cases have been descr...
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Graves disease
Graves disease, also known as Basedow disease in mainland Europe 9, is an autoimmune thyroid disease and is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
Epidemiology
There is a strong female predilection (F:M = 5:1), and is most common between 30-60 years 14. The incidence is 20 per 100,000 peopl...
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CT hypoperfusion complex
CT hypoperfusion complex refers to the predominantly abdominal imaging features that occur in the context of profound hypotension. Multiple abdominal organs can display atypical appearances not related to the initial trauma but reflect alterations in perfusion secondary to hypovolemia which affe...
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Thyroid lymphoma
Thyroid lymphoma is rare, accounting for a minority of both thyroid malignancies and lymphoma in general.
The thyroid may be affected primarily or secondary to lymphoma elsewhere. This article is concerned with primary thyroid lymphoma.
Epidemiology
Thyroid lymphoma accounts for <5% of thyr...
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Hashimoto thyroiditis
Hashimoto thyroiditis, also known as lymphocytic thyroiditis or chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, is a subtype of autoimmune thyroiditis. It is one of the most common thyroid disorders and causes of hypothyroidism 17.
Epidemiology
Hashimoto thyroiditis affects ~2% of all women (F:M = 10-15:1), m...
Case
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Published
04 Dec 2022
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Ultrasound
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Follicular thyroid adenoma
Follicular thyroid adenoma is a commonly found benign neoplasm of the thyroid consisting of differentiated follicular cells. It cannot be differentiated from follicular carcinoma on cytologic, sonographic or clinical features alone 1.
Epidemiology
Follicular thyroid adenoma is more commonly fo...
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Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome
Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome is a rare spectrum of disorders with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance 6. The syndrome incorporates all of 5:
Axenfeld anomaly: posterior embryotoxon and peripheral irido-corneal adhesions
Rieger anomaly: findings of Axenfeld anomaly along with corectopia (m...
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Type III odontoid fracture
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26 Feb 2015
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Sonographic features of malignant lymph nodes
Lymphadenopathy is quite common, and it can be challenging to differentiate malignant lymphadenopathy from reactive nodal enlargement.
Several gray scale and color Doppler features favor malignancy in a lymph node 1,7-9.
Gray scale parameters that favor malignancy
size: larger - more likely m...
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma with nodal metastasis
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07 Jan 2020
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Hashimoto thyroiditis
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29 Oct 2014
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Ultrasound
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Congenital cervical teratoma
Congenital cervical teratoma refers to a teratoma arising in the cervical region. They are thought to account for ~3% of teratomas in childhood/infancy 3.
Epidemiology
The estimated occurrence in neonates is ~1:20,000-40,000 live births 8.
Clinical presentation
Most tumors are diagnosed at b...
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Hashimoto thyroiditis
Published
22 May 2022
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Ultrasound
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Colloid nodule (thyroid)
Colloid nodules are non-neoplastic benign nodules occurring within the thyroid gland. They form the vast majority of nodular thyroid disease.
Pathology
Colloid nodules are composed of irregularly enlarged follicles containing abundant colloid. A colloid nodule may be single or multiple and can...
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Substernal goiter
Published
06 Feb 2015
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CT
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Neuroendocrine tumors
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) (historically called APUDomas) represent a wide spectrum of disease. They consist of a large heterogeneous group of malignancies that are derived from embryonic neural crest tissue found in various organ such as the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adren...
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Hyperthyroidism - Graves disease
Published
24 May 2022
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Ultrasound
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