DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Colloid cystic nodule
Thyroid
Not to be confused with the parathyroid glands In vertebrate anatomy, the thyroid gland or simply, the thyroid, is one of the largest endocrine glands. The thyroid gland is found in the neck, below the thyroid cartilage (which forms the laryngeal prominence, or 'Adam's Apple'). The isthmus (the bridge between the two lobes of the thyroid) is located inferior to the cricoid cartilage. The thyroid gland controls how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins, and controls how sensitive the body should be to other hormones. It participates in these processes by producing thyroid hormones, the principal ones being triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4)...
Colloid cystic nodule - List of case studies
- Multinodular goiter with thyroid lobe cysts
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42-year-old female with a history of a multinodular colloid-cystic goiter. She underwent repeat fine needle aspiration that was consistent ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Bilateral chronic otomastoiditis Bilateral colloid degeneration Bilateral constriction of neural foramina ... (gastric mucosa) Colloid accumulations Colloid cystic nodule Colloid degeneration Colloid goiter Colon cancer ...
- Multinodular Thyroid Goiter with normal functioning
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and a 12 mm diameter nodule to the left with associated colloid accumulations. Another thyroid US was performed and there seems to be ... and peripheral vascularization on CD. 4.5 mm colloid cystic nodule at right middle third. FNAB useful for complete information. ...