title: A Case Report on Multiple Stones in the Thyroid Gland in Association with Sclerosing Thyroiditis: An Unusual Encounter.
abstract: Stones are very frequently found in the gallbladder and urinary tract. Rarely the thyroid gland can be a site for stone formation. Few cases of calcification in thyroid gland have been described in the medical literature in association with papillary carcinoma and multinodular goiter. A unique case of a thyroid swelling studded with multiple stones in its parenchyma, in the histopathological background of sclerosing thyroiditis in an 80-year-old male is documented here. Surgical excision was undertaken with an uneventful postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery (Trauma and Emergency), AIIMS , Patna, Bihar, India .
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shandilya
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Narayan Medical College and Hospital , Sasaram, Bihar, India .
authors.forename: Ravish Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences , Ranchi, Jharkhand, India .
authors.forename: Nishith
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ekka
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Unit Chief, Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences , Ranchi, Jharkhand, India .
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Benign; Calcification; Thyroid parenchyma