An unusual thyroid cyst. A case report.
A solitary hydatid cyst in a 69-year-old woman presented as a cold area on thyroid scan. Clinically, it forms part of the differential diagnosis of neoplastic thyroid lesions. Surgery is effective for this uncommon thyroid cyst.
Chetty
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Department of Anatomical Pathology, Groote Schuur Hospital.
Crowe
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Cant
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology