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KMID : 0361020190620120735
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2019 Volume.62 No. 12 p.735 ~ p.739
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Cervical Bronchogenic Cysts Mimicking Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma on Ultrasound
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Ahn Dong-Bin
Kim Jeong-Kyu
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Abstract
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Here, we describe two cases of cervical bronchogenic cysts mimicking thyroid cancer on ultrasound(US), introducing some sources of diagnostic error with the aim of improving theunderstanding of cervical bronchogenic cysts. In these cases, US demonstrated ill-definednonhomogeneous hypoechoic nodules at the inferior pole of the thyroid gland, exhibiting severalechogenic foci that mimicked microcalcification of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Althoughcervical bronchogenic cysts can be presented as highly suspicious thyroid nodules on US, recognitionof this disease entity and comprehensive understanding of its presentation can allowan appropriate diagnostic process without unnecessary diagnostic surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Bronchogenic cyst, Diagnosis, Papillary thyroid carcinoma, Thyroid nodule
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