title: Normal and abnormal sonographic findings at the thyroidectomy sites in postoperative patients with thyroid malignancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe typical sonography characteristics of locally recurrent tumors after thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer and the benign conditions mimicking tumor recurrence, with an emphasis on the differential diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound is an effective imaging technique not only for the detection of locally recurrent tumors but also for the differential diagnosis of locally recurrent tumors and other abnormalities mimicking tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung-Su
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Jeong Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Kee
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Shong
authors.forename: Gyung Yub
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Jung Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Baek
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014463:Ultrasonography