Is it possible to determine the origin of cyst in empty thyroid bed in patient with lingual thyroid?

V Marković; D Eterović; A Punda; S Gračan; A Barić; M Piljić Burazer

Is it possible to determine the origin of cyst in empty thyroid bed in patient with lingual thyroid?

Pathologica. 2017 Jun;109(2):126-130.

Authors

V Marković^{1

2}, D Eterović^{1

2}, A Punda^{1

2}, S Gračan¹, A Barić¹, M Piljić Burazer³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia.
² University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
³ Institute of Pathology, Forensic Medicine and Cytology, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia.

PMID: 28748972

Abstract

Some patients with ectopic thyroid gland or athyreotic patients have one or more cysts in empty thyroid bed. The origin of these cysts is uncertain. We present the patient with lingual thyroid gland and small cyst in empty thyroid bed featuring the diagnostic algorithm used and discussing the possible etiologic scenarios.

Keywords: SPECT/CT; Tc-99m-pertechnetate scintigraphy; cyst in empty thyroid bed; iodine-131 scintigraphy; lingual thyroid.

MeSH terms

Choristoma*
Cysts*
Humans
Lingual Thyroid / pathology*
Radionuclide Imaging