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Some palpable findings on the neck can mimic a goiter. To determine the correct diagnosis is vital ultrasound examination. Ultrasound could reveal lipomas, branchial cleft cysts, dermoid cysts, cellulitis—phlegmon, thrombus in the internal jugular vein or post-thyroidectomy hematoma. Caution! These palpable findings can coexist with multinodular goiter. Another ultrasound findings of normal anatomic structure in the thyroid gland such as “Pseudo-nodule”; Mirror-image” artifact can mimic a thyroid or parathyroid lesion. To see: 12 cases, 37 pictures.
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Halenka, M., Fryšák, Z. (2017). Rare Ultrasound Findings of the Thyroid Gland and Lesions Imitating Goiter. In: Atlas of Thyroid Ultrasonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53759-7_21
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