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CT with contrast axial slice through neck. CT image demonstrating a large fluid collection arising from left thyroid mass, suggestive of an abscess. Noted compression and deviation of adjacent organs.
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Fig1
Due to a lack of response a computed tomographic scan was performed of her neck (Figure 1).
CT with contrast axial slice through neck. A more superior CT neck slice demonstrating a resolving abscess and concurrent left thyroid soft tissue mass, now confirmed as a papillary thyroid carcinoma.
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Histology revealed a papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and a repeat CT for staging was performed (Figure 2).