Thyroid Lymphoepithelial Cysts Mimicking Calcified or Solid Nodules on Ultrasonography

Purpose Thyroid lymphoepithelial cysts (TLECs) are rare, and detailed ultrasonography (US) findings have not been reported. This study aimed to examine in detail the US findings for 32 TLECs and to clarify the diagnostic problems associated with them. Materials and Methods We examined 32 TLECs res...

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Main Authors: Yukie Tsutsuura, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Ayana Suzuki, Hisashi Ota, Maki Oshita, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akira Miyauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-03-01
Series:Ultrasound International Open
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0943-6553