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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 280-281 |
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Radiological presentation of follicular carcinoma thyroid with metastasis to lung and vertebra in male
Shaik Parvez1, Sangram Biradar2
1 Department of General Medicine, Basaweshwar Teaching and General Hospital, Attached to M. R. Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
2 S. B. Medical Center, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
| Date of Submission | 15-Feb-2022 |
| Date of Decision | 15-Apr-2022 |
| Date of Acceptance | 27-Apr-2022 |
| Date of Web Publication | 25-Oct-2022 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sangram Biradar
S. B. Medical Center, #413 Jahoti Enclave, Station Road, Gulbarga, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ajim.ajim_29_22
How to cite this article:
Parvez S, Biradar S. Radiological presentation of follicular carcinoma thyroid with metastasis to lung and vertebra in male. APIK J Int Med 2022;10:280-1 |
How to cite this URL:
Parvez S, Biradar S. Radiological presentation of follicular carcinoma thyroid with metastasis to lung and vertebra in male. APIK J Int Med [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Feb 6];10:280-1. Available from: https://www.ajim.in/text.asp?2022/10/4/280/359446 |
An 82-year-old male presented with altered sensorium since morning with an alleged history of accidental fall 15 days back, and there was no history of vomiting, headache, involuntary movement of limbs, loss of consciousness, and fever. He is a known case of diabetes for 10 years. There was no history of hypertension and tuberculosis. His family history was not suggestive of carcinoma or chronic illness. The patient is nonsmoker and nonalcoholic.
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- What is the computed tomography (CT) thorax suggestive of?
- What is the most probable diagnosis?
- What is the differential diagnosis?
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- What are the CT thorax findings?
[Figure 1] shows the CT neck and thorax contrast enhanced coronal image showing avidly enhancing lesion in thyroid region. | Figure 1: Computed tomography neck and thorax contrast-enhanced coronal image shows avidly enhancing lesion in the thyroid region
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[Figure 2] shows the CT thorax in lung window axial sections at the mid thoracic level. | Figure 2: Computed tomography thorax of the lung window at midthoracic level. Evidence of multiple nodular opacities with varying attenuation involving posterior segment of right upper lobe, apicoposterior segment and lingular segment of left upper lobe, medial, lateral segment of right middle lobe, basal segments of bilateral lower lobe showing enhancement. Bilateral lower lobe consolidation with mild pleural effusion
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- Evidence of multiple nodular opacities with varying attenuation involving posterior segment of right upper lobe, apicoposterior segment and lingular segment of left upper lobe, medial, lateral segment of right middle lobe, basal segments of bilateral lower lobe showing enhancement.
- Bilateral lower lobe consolidation with mild pleural effusion.
[Figure 3] shows the CT bone window sagittal bone window. | Figure 3: Computed tomography bone window sagittal bone window. Evidence of multiple lytic areas noted in vertebral body of D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, and D10
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- Evidence of multiple lytic areas noted in the vertebral body of D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, and D10.
- What is the most probable diagnosis?
Multiple nodular lesions in the lungs with lytic lesions in vertebral body D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, and D10 features suggestive of metastasis. Evidence of mass enhancing lesion in thyroid Likely primary thyroid neoplasm.
- What is the differential diagnosis?
Vertebral and pulmonary metastasis.
Declaration of patient consent
The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form the patient(s) has/have given his/her/their consent for his/her/their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
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