Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: sonography and specimen radiography

J Ultrasound Med. 2013 Feb;32(2):347-54. doi: 10.7863/jum.2013.32.2.347.

Abstract

The purpose of this pictorial essay is to show the limitations of sonography and complementary usefulness of specimen radiography in detecting microcalcifications of the diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, which mostly manifests as diffusely scattered microcalcifications in the thyroid gland.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography