title: Post thyroidectomy suture granuloma: a cytological diagnosis.
abstract: There are known post thyroidectomized complications, a suture granuloma being less frequent, with its late complication mimicking recurrent thyroid cancer. A suture granuloma is a benign, granulomatous inflammatory reaction that occurs due to the use of non absorbable suture. It constitutes one of the late complications which altogether make up less than 2% of its incidence. A suture granuloma is similar to a foreign body reaction and it usually develops slowly as a painless, palpable asymptomatic mass over the years. It mimics a cancer recurrence or a lymph node metastasis. Here, we are reporting a case of a post thyroidectomy suture granuloma in a 46 years old lady who presented with a painless swelling in the lateral neck, with a past history of thyroidectomy 5 years back.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Shri B M Patil Medical College , Bijapur, India .
authors.forename: Anita P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Javalgi
authors.forename: Surekha U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Arakeri
keywords: Cytological diagnosis; Post thyroidectomy; Suture granuloma