title: [A case of tuberculosis of the thyroid gland].
abstract: A 49-year-old woman was admitted to our university hospital for examination of a neck mass. Computed tomography and ultrasonography revealed a nodule in her thyroid gland and a swollen cervical lymph node. They were removed surgically; a subsequent histological study revealed an epithelioid cell granuloma. A diagnosis of localized tuberculosis of the thyroid gland and a cervical lymph node was thus confirmed. The data of the present case were discussed with reference to the characteristics of thyroid tuberculosis described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aisaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asakawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Himi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy