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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer. | |||
==Key CT or MRI Findings in Papillary thyroid cancer== | ==Key CT or MRI Findings in Papillary thyroid cancer== | ||
* CT is best at staging lymph node involvement (see thyroid cancer staging). Involved lymph nodes tend to have 1: | * CT is best at staging lymph node involvement (see thyroid cancer staging). Involved lymph nodes tend to have 1: | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer.
Key CT or MRI Findings in Papillary thyroid cancer
- CT is best at staging lymph node involvement (see thyroid cancer staging). Involved lymph nodes tend to have 1:
- cystic components: ~35%
- thick nodular walls: ~40%
- septa: ~60%
- purely cystic nodes are uncommon and more frequent in young patients
- calcification may be seen occasionally
- the so-called lateral aberrant thyroid is actually a lymph node metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma
CT or MRI Examples of Papillary thyroid cancer
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr David Cuete. Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’.Creative Commons BY-SA-NC