title: Malignant teratoma of the thyroid in an adult: CT appearance.
abstract: A case of malignant teratoma of the thyroid gland is presented. Computed tomography identified an inhomogeneous mass with dense calcifications involving the thyroid gland and compressing the upper airway. Enlarged, peripherally enhancing lymph nodes in the neck and mediastinum suggested its malignant etiology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed