Imaging of the thyroid gland.

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Thyroid lymphoma


Transverse section of the apex of the right lobe.


Longitudinal section of the apex of the right lobe.


Longitudinal section of right cervical lymphatic node


Longitudinal section of right cervical lymphatic node

Woman, 75 y.o.
Nodule in the apex of the right lobe (22.3 x 22.6 x 32.4 mm). The structure is very hypoechoic, dishomogeneous, with irregular and polycyclic borders.
Right cervical lymphatic node (17.0 x 25.2 x 30.5) diffusely heterogeneous with not defined margins.

Fine needle aspiration in the thyroid nodule and in the cervical node: lymphoma.
Histologic exam of the cervical node: non Hodgkin lymphoma, histocytic, with soft parts and muscular infiltration.

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