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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Immunocytochemistry in Tuberculous Thyroiditis

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Immunocytochemistry in Tuberculous Thyroiditis CASE REPORTS Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Immunocytochemistry in Tuberculous Thyroiditis A Case Report Madhu Mati Goel, M.D., D.C.P., and Puja Budhwar, M.Sc., Ph.D. Background roid; thyroiditis; tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of the thyroid is very rare and does not strike the clinician as a first clinical diagnosis of a thyroid nodule. xtrapulmonary tuberculosis presents a diagnostic To our knowledge, only 40 cases of tuberculous thyroiditis Echallenge because of its nonspecific presentation diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) are de- at various body sites. Tuberculosis of the thyroid is scribed in the English literature. rare and usually does not strike the clinician as a first clinical diagnosis in a soli- Case tary thyroid nodule. Docu- A confident preoperative We report a case of tuberculous mented incidence of tuber- thyroiditis in a young woman culous thyroiditis in the diagnosis of tuberculous who presented with a right- English literature ranges thyroiditis can be made by FNAC side solitary thyroid nodule of from 0.32% to 1.15%, ac- short duration (15 days), di- with adjunct ZN and counting for a total of 86 agnosed by FNAC and con- cases, 40 of which have immunostaining… firmed by positive immunocy- been diagnosed by fine nee- tochemistry http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Immunocytochemistry in Tuberculous Thyroiditis

Acta Cytologica , Volume 52 (5): 5 – Jan 1, 2011

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Karger
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© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
ISSN
0001-5547
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1938-2650
DOI
10.1159/000325605
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CASE REPORTS Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Immunocytochemistry in Tuberculous Thyroiditis A Case Report Madhu Mati Goel, M.D., D.C.P., and Puja Budhwar, M.Sc., Ph.D. Background roid; thyroiditis; tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of the thyroid is very rare and does not strike the clinician as a first clinical diagnosis of a thyroid nodule. xtrapulmonary tuberculosis presents a diagnostic To our knowledge, only 40 cases of tuberculous thyroiditis Echallenge because of its nonspecific presentation diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) are de- at various body sites. Tuberculosis of the thyroid is scribed in the English literature. rare and usually does not strike the clinician as a first clinical diagnosis in a soli- Case tary thyroid nodule. Docu- A confident preoperative We report a case of tuberculous mented incidence of tuber- thyroiditis in a young woman culous thyroiditis in the diagnosis of tuberculous who presented with a right- English literature ranges thyroiditis can be made by FNAC side solitary thyroid nodule of from 0.32% to 1.15%, ac- short duration (15 days), di- with adjunct ZN and counting for a total of 86 agnosed by FNAC and con- cases, 40 of which have immunostaining… firmed by positive immunocy- been diagnosed by fine nee- tochemistry

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Acta CytologicaKarger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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