Post-thyroidectomy neck ultrasonography in patients with thyroid cancer and a review of the literature.
- Author:
Sumbul ZAHEER
1
;
Andrew TAN
;
Ee Sin ANG
;
Kelvin S H LOKE
;
Yung Hsiang KAO
;
Anthony GOH
;
Wai Yin WONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608. sumbulz@gmail.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Neck;
diagnostic imaging;
surgery;
Neck Dissection;
Singapore;
Thyroid Neoplasms;
diagnostic imaging;
surgery;
Thyroid Nodule;
diagnostic imaging;
Thyroidectomy;
methods;
Ultrasonography
- From:Singapore medical journal
2014;55(4):177-; quiz 183
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The importance of routine neck ultrasonography for the detection of unsuspected local or nodal recurrence of thyroid cancer following thyroidectomy (with or without neck dissection) is well documented in many journal articles and international guidelines. Herein, we present a pictorial summary of the sonographic features of benign and malignant central neck compartment nodules and cervical lymph nodes via a series of high-quality ultrasonographic images, with a review of the literature.
