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Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Classic Example

Kathryn M. Kuntz, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Mayo School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN, kuntz.kathryn{at}mayo.edu

Diane J. Youngs, MED, RDMS, RVT

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Mayo School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN

Palpable thyroid nodules can be seen on sonograms with a high degree of accuracy. Although most thyroid nodules are benign, it is important to recognize the sonographic features that make a nodule worrisome for malignancy. Thyroid cancer often appears sonographically as solid and hypoechoic. Fine punctate internal calcifications within a hypoechoic solid mass are features commonly seen with papillary thyroid cancer, which is the most common form of thyroid malignancy.

Key Words: sonography • sonogram • thyroid • papillary thyroid cancer • psammoma bodies • microcalcifications

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 21, No. 3, 262-266 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/8756479305276476
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