title: Cervical Paraganglioma Mimicking Thyroid Nodule: A Rare Clinical Case.
abstract: Objective. Paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor. When it is located in the neck, it is commonly misdiagnosed as other thyroid neoplasms. Case Report. We report a case of cervical paraganglioma in a 55-year-old female. Patient was admitted to our clinic with goiter and neck pain. Thyroid ultrasonography revealed a 20 mm solitary, heterogeneous nodule located in the upper pole of left thyroid lobe. Fine needle aspiration cytology was nondiagnostic. She underwent left lobectomy and histopathology showed paraganglioma. Discussion. Cervical paragangliomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Ankara University, 06410 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna İmge
authors.initials: Bİ
authors.lastname: Aydoğan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara University, 06410 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dizbay Sak
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Ankara University, 06410 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güllü