Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as a Predominantly Cystic Mass on Ultrasonography: A Case Report.
- Author:
Ja Young KIM
1
;
Jun Jeong CHOI
;
Ah Hyun KIM
;
Hee Jung MOON
;
Eun Kyung KIM
;
Jin Young KWAK
;
Myung Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Medullary thyroid carcinoma;
Ultrasonography;
Neck
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Medullary;
Carcinoma, Papillary;
Neck;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2012;31(1):23-26
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Most medullary thyroid carcinomas show suspicious malignant features such as hypoechogenicity, a spiculated margin and/or intranodular calcifications, which are well known features of papillary carcinoma. We report here on a case of medullary carcinoma that was seen as a predominantly cystic thyroid mass on ultrasonography. This type of case is not common in the literature and we discuss the way to diagnose a medullary thyroid carcinoma.
