OBJECTIVE The current work was conducted to study the disease status and treatment results of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma referred for radioactive iodine therapy. METHODS Retrospective review of 78 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma referred for radioiodine therapy in the Nuclear Medicine Unit, King Abdulaziz Hospital and Oncology Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saud...

Tubercular involvement of the thyroid gland is a rare entity. Tuberculosis of thyroid gland can present as cold abscess, multinodular goitre, acute abscess or generalized goitre. Clinically, these patients can be euthyroid, hypothyroid or hyperthyroid. Diagnosis is made by fine needle aspiration and demonstration of acid fast bacilli. Here, we report the case of a 46-year-old male who presented...

Goitres associated with autoimmune thyroid disease may undergo malignant changes. Lymphoma should be considered when such goitres enlarge rapidly. Although Non-Hodgkin lymphoma frequently affects extra nodal sites, primary involvement of thyroid gland is very unusual. However, clinically this tumour may easily be confused with anaplastic carcinoma of thyroid. Early diagnosis with biopsy and tre...

A prospective observational study was conducted in a zonal care hospital probing the role of FNAC palpable head and neck lesions & its diagnostic utility which can differentiate various neoplastic non very cost effectively. To fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) lesions. one year carried out at hospital, included total 120 patients reported with masses Otorinolaryngology OPD. Out FNACs, 3...

Introduction. Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality and almost one-third of the world is infected with this disease. Tuberculosis has been reported in many parts of the human body. But thyroid gland involvement is extremely rare and its true incidence is unknown. Case Presentation. We present the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with a thyroid cyst which ...

1 Goiter or goiter (Latin gutteria, struma), is an enlargement (1656) . Massive thyroid enlargement is more common in of the thyroid gland, which can lead to a swelling of the endemic areas where the commonest cause is iodine neck has been a recognized medical condition since 2700 deficiency. Cosmesis, dysponea, dysphagia or voice B.C. Interestingly, the thyroid gland itself was not changes are...

Impact of nodal involvement in papillary thyroid cancer remains controversial. The incidence of nodal metastases is high and the presence of involved nodes has a negative impact on recurrence and possibly on survival as well, particularly in older patients. The risk of nodal disease increases with age, tumor size, and BRAF oncogene expression. Most thyroid surgeons sample the ipsilateral centra...

Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is well known for metastasis to regional lymph nodes resulting in early detection and overall favorable prognosis. Solitary metastasis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid in the cerebrum is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. Here, we report an unusual case of a 40-year-old female patient who presented with neurological symptoms ...

Thyroid tuberculosis (TT) is a very rare condition, even in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. However, the prevalence of tuberculosis has increased worldwide and thyroid involvement can be a primary manifestation of the disease. We present the case of a 43-year-old patient with this diagnosis and perform a review of the related literature. After searching for similar case reports in West...

Patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO or thyroid eye disease TED) may present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. As the disease evolves, a myriad of ophthalmic complications may occur that requires the involvement of multiple ophthalmic disciplines. Orthoptists are valuable members of the eye care team who are often called upon to manage the diplopic complaints of these patie...