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Author Spotlight: Integrating Ultrasound Imaging with Biochemical Markers for Thyroid Disease Diagnosis
Published on: February 9, 2024
Ultrasound of primary thyroid non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Buyun Ma1, Yiping Jia2, Qian Wang3
1Department of Ultrasound, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to review the high-frequency ultrasonography findings of primary thyroid non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (PT-NHL).
Methods:
Data of 39 patients treated for PT-NHL and 48 patients as controls were retrospectively reviewed.
Results:
The mean age of patients, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, marked hypoechogenicity of the lesion, asymmetrical enlargement of the thyroid, cervical lymph node enlargement, enhancement of posterior echoes, and linear echogenic septations were all more statistically significantly different in the PT-NHL group than in the control group.
Conclusion:
Ultrasonographic characteristics predictive of PT-NHL are marked hypoechogenicity in the lesion and asymmetrical enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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