Cytology of suture granuloma in a recurrent thyroid nodule

Foreign body giant cell (FBGC) reaction leading to suture granu-loma is known to occur in response to suture material used during surgery. It occurs most commonly in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). It is rare to find a suture granuloma in the thyroid. After ex-tensive search of the literature, it...

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Main Authors: G. J. Vani Padmaja, A. Sireesha, T. Sunderi Devi, B. Vijaya Nirmala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Deccan College of Medical Sciences 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences
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Online Access:http://jmas.in/Vol4Issue1/Cytology%20of%20suture%20granuloma%20in%20a%20recurrent%20thyroid%20nodule.pdf