Novel use of the endobronchial ultrasound through esophagus (EUS-B): Diagnosis of thyroid lesions

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 May 21;90(2). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1275.

Abstract

There is paucity in literature on the use of endobronchial ultrasound through esophagus (EUS-B) for the diagnosing thyroid gland lesions. We report the first case of colloid goiter diagnosed using EUS-B- FNA technique. A 77-year-old man presented with ophthalmic symptoms and an incidental finding of lung nodule on chest x-ray. The computed tomography of thorax revealed a left upper lobe nodule and an oval shaped left paratracheal lesion near left pole of thyroid gland. EUS-B- FNAC was performed which lead to the diagnosis of colloid goiter.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / methods
  • Endosonography / methods*
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Goiter, Nodular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Goiter, Nodular / pathology
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Gland / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods