Woman, 70 y.o.
Progressive dysphonia owing to right recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy.
Large nodule in the right lobe (35 x 25 x 43 mm, 19 ml).
The left lobe is not visible.
The trachea is displaced to left.
Calcitonin = 820 pg/ml (n.v. < 10 pg).
CEA=638 ng/ml (n.v. < 8 ng).
FNA: medullary carcinoma (spindle cells).
Histological examination: medullary carcinoma.
Ultrasound scan images of
the nodule.
Ultrasound scan of the left
laterocervical region.
Colordoppler ultrasound
scan of the nodule.
Scintiscanning of the thyroid.
Surgical
image of the nodule.
