A Pediatric Radiology Textbook and Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
Etiology:
Imaging: (radiograph, CXR, AXR, US, CT, MRI)
DDX:
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Treatment:
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Radiology Cases of Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Sagittal US of the right neck (above) shows an enlarged lymph node that does not have a normal fatty echogenic hilum and that does have several microcalcifications within it. Transverse US of the thyroid gland (below) shows a mass in the right lobe of the thyroid gland that contains numerous microcalcifications.