title: Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: sonography and specimen radiography.
abstract: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to show the limitations of sonography and complementary usefulness of specimen radiography in detecting microcalcifications of the diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma, which mostly manifests as diffusely scattered microcalcifications in the thyroid gland.
authors: Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hyun Kyung
authors: HK
authors: Jung
authors: Soon Won
authors: SW
authors: Hong
authors: Eun-Kyung
authors: EK
authors: Kim
authors: Jung Hyun
authors: JH
authors: Yoon
authors: Jin Young
authors: JY
authors: Kwak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography