1985
DOI: 10.1007/bf01733114
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Sonographic tissue characterisation in thyroid gland diagnosis

Abstract: Punch biopsy was carried out in 32 cases in which thyroid gland changes were sonographically classified as being of homogeneously normal or of homogeneously low echogenicity. Mean follicle lumen size was morphometrically determined from the histological sections. This produced a significant, positive correlation between echogenicity and follicle size. The mean follicle lumen diameter in so-called echonormal structures was 67 microns (SD +/- 23 microns), and 25 microns (SD +/- 8 microns) in low-echogenic lesion… Show more

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“…Thyroid glands, which are hypercellular (i.e., have relatively little colloid), have fewer reflective surfaces and thus are hypoechogenic, whereas normoechogenic (or hyperechogenic) patterns are seen in glands with normal (or high) colloidal content (i.e., with normal-size [or large] follicles and relatively small cellular volume) (7,8). Although at presentation the hyperactive glands are almost always hypoechogenic (7), antithyroid medication occasionally normalizes follicular structure.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Thyroid glands, which are hypercellular (i.e., have relatively little colloid), have fewer reflective surfaces and thus are hypoechogenic, whereas normoechogenic (or hyperechogenic) patterns are seen in glands with normal (or high) colloidal content (i.e., with normal-size [or large] follicles and relatively small cellular volume) (7,8). Although at presentation the hyperactive glands are almost always hypoechogenic (7), antithyroid medication occasionally normalizes follicular structure.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These data underestimate the actual follicular sizes, which can be assessed only in the follicular equatorial planes. In addition, the use of punch biopsies instead of surgical specimens (7,8) has never been evaluated, and one cannot exclude the possibility that pooling the punched tissue through a narrow metal cylinder selectively draws the subpopulation of smaller follicles. Data on the actual sizes of thyroid follicles are currently incomplete.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Isso significa apenas que a quantidade de células está aumentada e que o conteúdo colóide está diminuído, em comparação ao tecido tireoidiano normal. O diagnóstico histológico, nesses casos, pode ser tanto benigno como maligno (7).…”
Section: Características Ultra-sonográficasunclassified
“…Na avaliação dos nódulos tireóideos realizado por Takashima, os nódulos hiperecóicos são geralmente benignos, os isoecóicos têm somente uma pequena probabilidade de serem malignos enquanto que os nódulos hipoecóicos têm maior probabilidade de malignidade (15). Müller, em um excelente trabalho, demonstrou que se um nódulo tireóideo apresentar um padrão homogêneo e isoecóico, pode-se afastar a hipótese de malignidade (16). Klima afirma que a probabilidade de um nódulo anecóico, hiperecóico ou isoecóico ser maligno é da ordem de 1/1000 (17).…”
Section: Ultra-sonografia Da Tireóideunclassified