Acute transient thyroid swelling following needle biopsy: An update

Stergios A. Polyzos, Athanasios D. Anastasilakis, Georgios Arsos

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Fine needle biopsy (FNB) is regarded as the method of choice in the management of thyroid nodules because of its simplicity, reliability, accuracy and cost-effectiveness. Indeed, the use of FNB has halved the number of patients undergoing thyroidectomy …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma presenting as lymph node metastasis – a diagnostic challenge: case report and systematic review of literature

Athanasios D. Anastasilakis, Stergios A. Polyzos, Polyzois Makras, Lampros Kampas, Rosalia-Maria Valeri, Kyriakoulis Dimitrios, Thomas Zarampoukas, Maria Alevizaki

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Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) have an excellent prognosis, although a few may metastasize to cervical lymph nodes. However, an infiltrated palpable neck node without evidence of thyroid disease at presentation is uncommon. We report a patient with PTMC presenting …