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CT scan of the neck showing a normal thyroid gland.
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Ultrasound, sestamibi scintigraphy and computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck did not demonstrate any parathyroid pathology (see Figure 1).
Histopathology image of the thyroid tissue suspicious for PTC.
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However, an excised lymph node, that was presumed to be an enlarged parathyroid gland when excised, was found to contain numerous glandular/follicular structures which were identified as thyroid follicle inclusions in excess of normal numbers, alongside several papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) like nuclei (see Figure 2).
Histopathology image of the thyroid tissue showing florid Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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Histopathology revealed florid Hashimoto's thyroiditis throughout the thyroid gland, which also contained two morphologically normal parathyroid glands (see Figure 3).