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Parasitic thyroid nodule in Hashimoto¿s thyroiditis

GONZÁLEZ-GONZÁLEZ, ABEL; MATE, LUIS A; CABRA, JESÚS E

Published in Endocrinol Nutr. 2008;55:301-3. - vol.55 núm 07

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Abstract

We present a case of parasitic thyroid nodule in a 62-year-old woman with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The patient underwent right hemithyroidectomy for a 15-mm nodule suspicious for malignancy. A recurrential ipsilateral lymph nodule was identified and removed. Conclusive histopathologic study confirmed that the mass was an extracapsular thyroid nodule (parasitic nodule).

Key words: Key words: Parasitic thyroid nodule. Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Accessory thyroid nodule. Sequestered nodular goiter.

GONZÁLEZ-GONZÁLEZ, ABEL^a; MATE, LUIS A^b; CABRA, JESÚS E^c

^aSección de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Complejo Hospitalario La Mancha-Centro. Alcázar de San Juan. Ciudad Real. España.

^bServicio de Anatomía Patológica. Complejo Hospitalario La Mancha-Centro. Alcázar de San Juan. Ciudad Real. España.

^cServicio de Otorrinolaringología. Complejo Hospitalario La Mancha-Centro. Alcázar de San Juan. Ciudad Real. España.