Primary echinococcal cyst: A rare cause of cold thyroid nodule on thyroid scan

Jabour J. Khoury; Jacqueline Yerushalmi; Hector Isaac Cohen

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Primary echinococcal cyst: A rare cause of cold thyroid nodule on thyroid scan

Jabour J. Khoury
, Jacqueline Yerushalmi
, Hector Isaac Cohen

Western Galilee Medical Center of Nahariya

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A 28-year-old man was examined because of a mass in the right side of his neck. A thyroid scan with Tc-99m pertechnetate showed an area of decreased activity in the right lower lobe that corresponded to the palpable nodule. Because the fine-needle aspiration did not provide satisfactory specimens, the patient underwent surgery. The nodule was firmly attached to the right lobe and both were excised. A histologic analysis revealed that the cystic mass was consistent with an echinococcal cyst. Thyroid involvement by hydatid cysts, especially as a primary site, is very uncommon.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	345-346
Number of pages	2
Journal	Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-200104000-00015
State	Published - Apr 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cold Nodule
Echinococcus
Tc-99m Pertechnetate
Thyroid Scintigraphy

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