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Sonographic finding of papillary thyroid carcinoma with nodular fasciitis-like stroma

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics volume 37, pages 59–61 (2010)Cite this article

Abstract

Papillary thyroid carcinoma with nodular fasciitis-like stroma (PTC-NFS) is an extremely rare variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma characterized by prominent stromal cell proliferation. To our knowledge, sonographic findings of PTS-NFS have not been reported. Here, we report a case of PTC-NFS that presented as a homogenous and hypoechoic mass in the peripheral portion of the left thyroid gland on sonography in a 35-year-old pregnant woman.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Kwang Woo Lee & Mee Kyoung Kim

  2. Department of Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Woo Chan Park

  3. Department of Radiology, St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, No. 62 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, 150-713, Seoul, Korea

    Jee Young Kim

  4. Department of Hospital Pathology, St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Youn Soo Lee

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Lee, K.W., Park, W.C., Kim, J.Y. et al. Sonographic finding of papillary thyroid carcinoma with nodular fasciitis-like stroma. J Med Ultrasonics 37, 59–61 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-009-0255-x

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Keywords

  • Thyroid cancer
  • Ultrasound
  • Fine-needle aspiration (FNA)