SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS SUSPECTED AS THYROID CANCER : A CASE REPORT

TOSHIRO OGATA; YUICHI IINO; HIROYUKI TAKEI; TOSHIKAZU ISHIKITA; YASUO MORISHITA; TETSUNARI OYAMA; TAKASHI NAKAJIMA

doi:10.2974/kmj1951.45.359

TOSHIRO OGATA, YUICHI IINO, HIROYUKI TAKEI, TOSHIKAZU ISHIKITA, YASUO MORISHITA, TETSUNARI OYAMA, TAKASHI NAKAJIMA

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Keywords: Subacute thyroiditis, Thyroid cancer

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1995 Volume 45 Issue 4 Pages 359-364

DOI https://doi.org/10.2974/kmj1951.45.359

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Abstract

A 41-year-old man complained of an anterior neck mass and discomfort of the larynx. Thyroid cancer was suspected by palpation, ultrasonography, computed tomography and 131-iodine scintigraphy, followed by subtotal thyroidectomy. The histopathological diagnosis was subacute thyroiditis. Subacute thyroiditis shows various symptoms, and is frequently diagnosed as thyroid cancer. Thus careful consideration should be given to the accurate diagnosis.

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