Ultrasound in cervical traumatic neuromas after neck dissection in thyroid carcinoma patients: descriptive analysis and diagnostic accuracy

Ultrasound in cervical traumatic neuromas after neck dissection in thyroid carcinoma patients: descriptive analysis and diagnostic accuracy

ABSTRACT Objective: Cervical traumatic neuromas (CTNs) may appear after lateral neck dissection for metastatic thyroid carcinoma. If they are misdiagnosed as metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in follow-up neck ultrasound (US), unnecessary and uncomfortable fine-needle aspiration biopsy are indicated. Th...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Neves Marcos, Debora Lucia Seguro Danilovic, Fernando Linhares Pereira, Miriam Harumi Tsunemi, Marco Aurelio Vamondes Kulcsar, Ana Oliveira Hoff, Regina Barros Domingues, Maria Cristina Chammas, Ricardo Miguel Costa de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023-06-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Neuroma
ultrasonography
thyroid neoplasms
neck dissection
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