Intrathyroidal thymic tissue mimicking a malignant thyroid nodule in a 4-year-old child

<p>Intrathyroidal thymic tissue is rare and may be confused with a malignant thyroid nodule because of hyperechoic dots mimicking calcifications. We report the case of a thyroid nodule with malignant ultrasonographic findings in a 4-year-old child, which was confirmed cytologic...

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Main Authors: So Hyun Park, Chang-Woo Ryu, Gou Young Kim, Kye Shik Shim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2014-01-01
Series:Ultrasonography
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Online Access:http://e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-33-1-71-12.pdf