The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

July 2018

Can Ultrasound Alone Predict Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis? A Retrospective Analysis of 13 Cases, Focusing on the Stromal Area

Author Information

Tajiri K(1), Hirokawa M(2), Suzuki A(1), Takada N(1), Ota H(1), Oshita M(1), Fukushima M(3), Kobayashi K(3), Miyauchi A(3).

(1)Kuma Hospital, Dept of Clinical Laboratory, Kobe, Japan. (2)Kuma Hospital, Dept of Diagnostic Pathology and Cytology, Kobe, Japan. (3)Kuma Hospital, Dept of Surgery, Kobe, Japan

Publication

Ir Med J

Summary

Papillary thyroid carcinoma with desmoid-type fibromatosis (PTC-DTF) is extremely rare. So far, only 4 cases describing the ultrasound findings of this variant have been reported. Here, we describe the ultrasound findings of 13 cases of PTC-DTF, focusing especially on the DTF area. The patients included 8 women and 5 men with a mean age of 47.9 years. The widest dimension of the nodules ranged from 16 to 79?mm (mean: 37.5?mm). : It is difficult to predict PTC-DTF using ultrasound alone, and B-mode ultrasonography is more reliable than ultrasound elastography in the ultrasound diagnosis of malignant thyroid nodules.

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