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Prevalence of papillary thyroid cancer in subacute thyroiditis patients may be higher than it is presumed: retrospective analysis of 137 patients

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Haematoxylin and eosin stained sections of Case 4 (A), Case 5 (B) and Case 6 (C). Follicular atrophy and fibrosis, fibrosis accompanied by chronic inflammatory cells and fibrosis are seen, respectively.
Haematoxylin and eosin stained sections of Case 4 (A), Case 5 (B) and Case 6 (C). Follicular atrophy and fibrosis, fibrosis accompanied by chronic inflammatory cells and fibrosis are seen, respectively.

Demographic characteristics and laboratory findings at disease onset of patients with subacute thyroiditis and papillary thyroid cancer

CasesAgeSexFT3 (pmol/L) (3.1–6.8)FT4 (pmol/L) (12–22)TSH (miU/L) (0.27–4.2)CRP (mg/L) (0–5)ESR (mm/h) (0–20)

All of the patients had Technetium-99m scintigraphy, additionally some of them had either Technetium-99m uptake or 24-h RAI uptake.

Tc 99m /RAI Uptake (%) (0.3–3 vs. 20–50)
Ultrasonography
142FNA19.90.2NA55Low/0.23.2 cm hypoechoic nodule
256F6.7326.30.009NA340.06/1.35Diffuse HEAs, 2.2 cm hypo-isoechoic nodule
356F4.521.10.68125.01000.59/NA focal hypoactivity1.8 cm focal HEA, 0.7 cm hypoechoic nodule with microcalcification
451MNA44.20.01NA91Low/NAFocal HEAs, 1.6 cm isoechoic nodule
552F7.0124.70.0215.660Low/NA2.4 cm heterogenous nodule with calcification and 1.1 cm isoechoic nodule
645F13450.005138.8132Low/NA2.2 cm hypoechoic, 1.9 cm isoechoic nodules

Presurgical ultrasonographic findings and histopathologic features of subacute thyroiditis patients with papillary thyroid cancer

CasesOp.Time(mo)Nodule size in USG (cm)

In patients with more than two nodules, the sizes of the dominant ones are given.

Sonographic features of nodulesFNABTumor subtype/HistologyTumor size (cm)Stage (8th TNM)Treatment
11070.55 and 0.50Hypoechoic, indefinite marginsSuspicious for malignancyPapillary-tall cell and classicalFocal fibrosis0.5 and 0.05ITT+RAI
2132.4 and 1.0Hypo-isoechoic, calcificationDyskaryotic thyrocytesPapillary-classicalChronic lymphocytic thyroiditis1.0ITT+RAI
3290.7Hypoechoic, microcalcificationFLUS Suspicious for malignancyPapillary-follicular variantFibrosis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis0.6ITT
4161.9IsoechoicSuspicious for malignancyPapillary-follicular variantFibrosis, focal follicular atrophy0.4ILobectomy
5131.1 and 0.73Isoechoic, microcalcificationSuspicious for malignancyPapillary-classical and follicular1.1, 0.7, 0.3, 0.2ITT+ RAI
Fibrosis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis
6371.7 and 0.9Hypoechoic and isoechoicAUS Papillary carcinomaPapillary-classical and follicularFibrosis1.2, 0.3, 0.2ITT+RAI
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Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology