Case Report
Volume: 1 | Issue: 1 | Published: Jun 05, 2017 | Pages: 19 - 23 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report
Authors: Muhammad Iqbal , Muhammad Naeem , Muhammad Babar Imran , Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
Article Info
Authors
Muhammad Iqbal
Department of Nuclear Medicine, PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Naeem
Department of Nuclear Medicine, PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Babar Imran
Department of Nuclear Medicine, PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
Department of Nuclear Medicine, PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Publication History
Received: June 05, 2017
Accepted: January 01, 1970
Published: June 05, 2017
Abstract
Background: Pyramidal lobe is remnant of thyro-glossal duct and is seen in 15 - 75% of patients arising upwards from right lobe, left lobe or isthmus of thyroid gland. Hot nodule is a common thyroid pathology but hasn't been reported in the pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland. Case presentation: A female patient, 20 years of age presented in outdoor department with complaint of lump in front of the neck. After clinical examination, thyroid scan was advised with other investigations. An ultrasound evaluation showed a single 26mm nodule with increased flow on color doppler in the pyramidal lobe arising from right half of isthmus. A radionuclide (99mTcO4) thyroid scan showed focal intense uptake adjacent to the medial border of right lobe of thyroid in clinically palpable nodule. Patient was euthyroid clinically and biochemically. Conclusion: Hot nodule in the pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland is a unique case. It has not been reported previously in literature. This will add to the list of differential diagnosis for lump in front of the neck and should always be kept in mind to avoid burden of undue investigation on patient.
Keywords: Case report, 99mTcO4 Thyroid scintigraphy, Hot nodule, Pyramidal lobe, green
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Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report. EJMCR. 2017; 05 (June 2017): 19-23. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
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Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1543 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
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Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report. EJMCR. 2017; 05 (June 2017): 19-23. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
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Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report. EJMCR. (2017), [cited December 25, 2024]; 05 (June 2017): 19-23. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
Harvard Style
Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar (2017) Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report. EJMCR, 05 (June 2017): 19-23. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
Chicago Style
Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. "Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report." 05 (2017), 19-23. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar. "Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report." 05.June 2017 (2017), 19-23. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Babar Imran, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar (2017) Hot nodule in pyramidal lobe of Thyroid gland: a case report. , 05 (June 2017), 19-23. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/5