Microfilariae identified in FNA of a thyroid nodule

A patient presented with hyperthyroidism and a thyroid swelling, clinically thought to be malignant. Fine‐needle aspiration of the thyroid nodule revealed microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti. After therapy the thyroid swelling subsided and the patient became euthyroid. The possible etiologic role...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic cytopathology 1997-02, Vol.16 (2), p.149-150
Hauptverfasser:	Mehrotra, Ravi, Lahiri, V. L., Hazra, D. K.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Needle Diseases caused by nematodes Female Filariases Filariasis - diagnosis Goiter - parasitology Goiter - pathology Helminthic diseases Humans hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism - parasitology Infectious diseases Lymphatic filariases Medical sciences microfilaria Middle Aged Parasitic diseases thyroid aspiration cytology Thyroid Nodule - parasitology Thyroid Nodule - pathology Tropical medicine Wuchereria bancrofti - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient presented with hyperthyroidism and a thyroid swelling, clinically thought to be malignant. Fine‐needle aspiration of the thyroid nodule revealed microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti. After therapy the thyroid swelling subsided and the patient became euthyroid. The possible etiologic role of microfilariae in the genesis of the thyroid tumor and hyperthyroidism is discussed. Diagn. Cytopathol. 16:149–150, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:	8755-1039 1097-0339
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199702)16:2<149::AID-DC11>3.0.CO;2-M