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Microfilariae identified in FNA of a thyroid nodule

✍ Scribed by Ravi Mehrotra; V. L. Lahiri; D. K. Hazra

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 28 KB
Volume: 16
Category: Article
ISSN: 8755-1039
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199702)16:2<149::aid-dc11>3.0.co;2-m

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✦ Synopsis

A patient presented with hyperthyroidism and a thyroid swelling, clinically thought to be malignant. Fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid nodule revealed microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti. After therapy the thyroid swelling subsided and the patient became euthyroid. The possible etiologic role of microfilariae in the genesis of the thyroid tumor and hyperthyroidism is discussed. Diagn.

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