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Amyloid Goiter: A Diagnosis to Consider in Diffuse Fatty Infiltration of the Thyroid
- Source :
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 36:1045-1049
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2017.
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Abstract
- An amyloid goiter is the presence of amyloid protein in the thyroid in sufficient amounts to produce enlargement of the gland, accompanied by fat deposition of varying extents. It can be seen in long-standing inflammatory disorders such as familial Mediterranean fever. Imaging findings depend on the amount of fat and amyloid deposition; however, the main imaging finding is diffuse fatty infiltration of the thyroid. Herein, the multimodality imaging features in 3 cases of amyloid goiters secondary to familial Mediterranean fever are presented.
- Subjects :
- endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Goiter
endocrine system diseases
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Amyloid
business.industry
Thyroid
Familial Mediterranean fever
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
medicine.anatomical_structure
Amyloid deposition
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Internal medicine
mental disorders
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Fatty infiltration
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02784297
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6d5f7e14f543e640378d27f0279533c1