Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We present a case of conservatively managed intrathyroidal thymic tissue in a 3.5-year-old girl, who had an ultrasound for a midline swelling that was consistent with a dermoid cyst, proven by operative specimen pathology. An incidental finding was that of thymic tissue within the thyroid, the ultrasound characteristics of which enable differentiation from thyroid malignancy, enabling a confident diagnosis of this benign, asymptomatic condition. Thus, rather than proceeding to invasive investigations, detailed ultrasound analysis obviates the need for thyroid biopsy. The features that enable malignancy to be excluded are discussed.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.82323
Authors: Padma Rao, Jason Quick, Patrick A Dewan
Institutions: Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Topic: Head and Neck Anomalies
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409469000