Primary Cavernous Hemangioma of the Thyroid Gland.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Agaba, Emmanuel Atta
- Source
- Southern Medical Journal. Jul2010, Vol. 103 Issue 7, p601-601. 1p.
- Subject
- *THYROID diseases
*HEMANGIOMAS
*NEEDLE biopsy
*SINGLE-photon emission computed tomography
*MEDICAL technology
*DIAGNOSIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0038-4348
The author reflects on the unknown problems brought by technological advancements on thyroid pathology, specifically cavernous hemangioma of the thyroid gland. He says that cavernous hemangioma is due to previous instrumentation of the gland like guided fine needle aspirations where vascular proliferation follows into an organized hematoma that often become calcified. He suggests several imaging modalities like single photon emission tomography for hemangioma preoperative diagnosis.