Items tagged “thyroid”

86 results found
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Graves disease (pathology)

  Diagnosis certain
Andrew Ryan
Published 11 Sep 2012
91% complete
Pathology
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Lingual thyroid

  Diagnosis almost certain
Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Published 15 Dec 2012
74% complete
CT
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Disappearing "halo" on thyroid ultrasound

  Diagnosis not applicable
Garth Kruger
Published 24 Feb 2013
52% complete
Ultrasound Annotated image
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Complete halo sign of thyroid nodule (ultrasound)

  Diagnosis certain
Garth Kruger
Published 24 Feb 2013
88% complete
Ultrasound
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Graves disease (thyroid scintigraphy)

  Diagnosis probable
Arshdeep Sidhu
Published 28 Feb 2013
69% complete
Nuclear medicine
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Thyroid cyst

  Diagnosis probable
Mohammad Osama Hussein Yonso
Published 27 Mar 2013
63% complete
Ultrasound
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Colloid cyst of thyroid

  Diagnosis certain
David Cuete
Published 02 May 2013
95% complete
CT
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Bovine arch with thyroidea ima artery

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 13 Oct 2013
98% complete
CT
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Zuckerkandl tubercle

Zuckerkandl tubercles are the projections of normal thyroid tissue from the posterior or posteromedial margin of the thyroid gland that extend posterior to the tracheoesophageal groove. They are present in most patients and occur more commonly on the right and in the longitudinal center 50% of t...
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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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Papillary thyroid carcinoma

  Diagnosis almost certain
Garth Kruger
Published 26 Jun 2014
63% complete
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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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Iodinated contrast-induced thyrotoxicosis

Iodinated contrast-induced thyrotoxicosis is rare and may occur in patients with pre-existing thyroid disease and through complications of thyrotoxicosis (e.g. cardiac arrhythmia) may be fatal. Patients with a normal thyroid gland are unaffected.  Patients with existing thyrotoxicosis should no...
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Goiter

Goiter (rarely thyromegaly) refers to enlargement of the thyroid gland. It can occur from multiple conditions. Clearly the absence of thyroid enlargement does not preclude significant thyroid pathology. The definition of a goiter depends on age and sex; below are the upper limits of normal for ...
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Multinodular goiter

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 20 Nov 2014
82% complete
Ultrasound Nuclear medicine
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Gene expression classifier

A gene expression classifier (GEC) test is a developing technology in the analysis of indeterminate thyroid nodules, using cells from a fine needle aspiration. The most common commercially available GEC in the United States is known as AFIRMA. The test is designed to use molecular markers to he...
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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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Thyroid sarcoidosis

  Diagnosis certain
Gaurav Som Prakash Gupta
Published 31 Dec 2014
95% complete
CT X-ray Ultrasound
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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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Microlobulated margin of thyroid nodule: metastasis to thyroid

  Diagnosis probable
Albert P. Matifoll
Published 31 Dec 2014
69% complete
Ultrasound