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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer.
CT scan
- CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer. Findings on CT scan suggestive of papillary thyroid cancer include nodal masses suggesting metastasis to the lymph node.[1]
- It is of particular attention that papillary thyroid cancer is the most common thyroid cancer for lymph node involvement.
- Nodal mass may be the first presentation of papillary thyroid cancer on CT imaging.
- Involved lymph nodes tend to have any of the following features:[2]
- Cystic components
- Calcification
- Hyperdensity due to proteinaceous or hemorrhagic content
- Primary tumor in the thyroid gland may appear as:[1]
- A solid mass with fine calcification
- A large heterogeneous mass
- CT scan imaging has been observed to have equal sensitivity and accuracy as MRI imaging in the detection of local invasion of the esophagus, trachea/larynx and recurrent laryngeal nerve.
- CT Examples of Papillary thyroid cancer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoang, Jenny K.; Branstetter, Barton F. IV; Gafton, Andreia R.; Lee, Wai K.; Glastonbury, Christine M. (2013). "Imaging of thyroid carcinoma with CT and MRI: approaches to common scenarios". Cancer Imaging. 13 (1): 128–139. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0013. ISSN 1470-7330.
- ↑ Hoang, Jenny K.; Vanka, Jyotsna; Ludwig, Benjamin J.; Glastonbury, Christine M. (2013). "Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Head and Neck Cancer With CT and MRI: Tips, Traps, and a Systematic Approach". American Journal of Roentgenology. 200 (1): W17–W25. doi:10.2214/AJR.12.8960. ISSN 0361-803X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Image courtesy of Dr David Cuete. Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’.Creative Commons BY-SA-NC