[Neurilemmoma in the thyroid region]

In the paper we present the group of 3 patients with neurilemmoma. Patients were operated on because of simple nodular goiter transformed into the thyroid carcinoma. In all cases final diagnosis was based on postoperative paraffin-embedded tissues. In the authors' opinion modern imaging technics strictly allows to formulate the preoperative diagnosis. Total resection with special attention paid to the postoperative examination including ultrasound diagnostics improve survival.