title: Cervical lymph node metastases of medullary thyroid carcinoma: CT findings.
abstract: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare malignancy which spreads frequently to cervical lymph nodes. We report the CT findings of MTC metastatic cervical adenopathies in two patients with previously resected MTC. The CT scans showed calcifications (one patient) and massive homogeneous postcontrast nodal enhancement. Medullary thyroid carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of entities showing calcifications and intense homogeneous adenopathic enhancement on CT studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, Xubias de Arriba, 84, E-15006 La Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pombo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez-Isla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed