Painless giant cell thyroiditis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration and associated with intense thyroidal uptake of gallium

Journal Article · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Am. J. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9343(86)90647-9· OSTI ID:5653699

Sanders, L R; Moreno, A J; Pittman, D L; Jones, J D; Spicer, M J; Tracy, K P

A 52-year-old woman presented with fever, goiter, and no evidence of pain or tenderness in the thyroid. A diagnosis of silent thyroiditis was made after obtaining evidence of biochemical thyrotoxicosis, intense gallium-67 citrate thyroidal localization, and cytologic thyroiditis. Fine needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid revealed numerous giant cells in all areas of the thyroid, typical of subacute thyroiditis. This is believed to be the first time painless thyroiditis is reported with the classic cytologic feature of painful subacute thyroiditis.

• Research Organization: William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX
• OSTI ID: 5653699
• Journal Information: Am. J. Med.; (United States), Vol. 5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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