Epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound

An epidermal/(epi)dermoid cyst of the thyroid is a rare cause of an intrathyroidal mass. At radiological evaluation, it may initially be misinterpreted as a thyroid adenoma or carcinoma. We present a case report of a 15-year-old boy, who was evaluated because of a neck mass which caused globus phary...

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Autores principales: Lauffer, Peter, van Schuppen, Joost, Mooij, Christiaan F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology. 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20200038
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description An epidermal/(epi)dermoid cyst of the thyroid is a rare cause of an intrathyroidal mass. At radiological evaluation, it may initially be misinterpreted as a thyroid adenoma or carcinoma. We present a case report of a 15-year-old boy, who was evaluated because of a neck mass which caused globus pharyngeus and pain at swallowing. Ultrasound examination revealed a hypoechoic nodule-like structure in the left thyroid lobe. Aspiration of the nodule yielded white fluid. Cytological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of an epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid.
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spelling pubmed-77090592020-12-08 Epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound Lauffer, Peter van Schuppen, Joost Mooij, Christiaan F. BJR Case Rep Case Report An epidermal/(epi)dermoid cyst of the thyroid is a rare cause of an intrathyroidal mass. At radiological evaluation, it may initially be misinterpreted as a thyroid adenoma or carcinoma. We present a case report of a 15-year-old boy, who was evaluated because of a neck mass which caused globus pharyngeus and pain at swallowing. Ultrasound examination revealed a hypoechoic nodule-like structure in the left thyroid lobe. Aspiration of the nodule yielded white fluid. Cytological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of an epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid. The British Institute of Radiology. 2020-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7709059/ /pubmed/33299590 http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20200038 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by the British Institute of Radiology This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title Epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound
title_full Epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound
title_fullStr Epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound
title_full_unstemmed Epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound
title_short Epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound
title_sort epidermal inclusion cyst of the thyroid: a rare case of a nodule-like structure at ultrasound
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20200038
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