Malignant Thyroid Conditions

  • Ka Tak Wong
  • Yolanda Y. P. Lee
  • Anil T. Ahuja
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Abstract

Thyroid nodules are a common clinical dilemma; however, the vast majority are benign. The clinical importance of thyroid nodules rests with the need to detect thyroid cancer, which occurs in 5–10%. The risk depends on factors including age, gender, history of radiation exposure and family history [1, 2].

Keywords

Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Nodule Papillary Carcinoma Follicular Carcinoma Thyroid Malignancy 
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Supplementary material

24-Malignant nodule in diffuse multinodular goiter (6,757 KB)

25-Classic papillary carcinoma, transverse view(6,120 KB)

26-Classic papillary carcinoma, sagittal view (6,129 KB)

27-Large complex papillary carcinoma, transverse view (72,653 KB)

28-Large complex papillary carcinoma, sagittal view (70,874 KB)

29-Large papillary carcinoma with adjacent lymph node metast (6,329 KB)

30-Malignant intranodal vascularity (4,664 KB)

31-Microcalcifications in papillary carcinoma transverse vie (1,115 KB)

32-Microcalcifications in papillary carcinoma, sagittal view (1,115 KB)

33-Nodule with punctate hyperlucencies representing microcal (6,120 KB)

34-Papillary carcinoma demonstrating extracapsular extension (6,123 KB)

35-Papillary carcinoma, extracapsular extension, Power Doppl (6,723 KB)

36-Small nodule, 'taller than wide' representing papillary c (6,139 KB)

37-Small papillary carcinoma with adjacent lymph node metast (5,929 KB)

38-Prior left thyroid lobectomy for a benign lesion. Incide (80,510 KB)

39-Medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland with ipsilateral ce (61,445 KB)

40-Medullary carcinoma of thyroid gland. Note focal hyperlu (75,718 KB)

41-Metastatic medullary carcinoma to zone IV lymph nodes, tr (56,974 KB)

42-Metastatic medullary carcinoma to zone IV lymph nodes, sa (57,443 KB)

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ka Tak Wong
    • 1
  • Yolanda Y. P. Lee
    • 2
  • Anil T. Ahuja
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of Imaging and Interventional RadiologyPrince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong KongShatin, NTHong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
  2. 2.Department of Imaging & Interventional RadiologyPrince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong KongShatin, NTHong Kong
  3. 3.Department of Imaging and Interventional RadiologyThe Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales HospitalShatin (NT)Hong Kong (SAR), China

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