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Different projections of the CT scan of the chest where the rounded lesion of
defined edges of 11 cm in diameter can be seen in the projection of the
right superior lobe of heterogeneous aspect and with calcifications
inside.
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In the chest CT scan, the heterogeneous rounded lesion showed calcifications inside, 11 cm in diameter, which compressed the superior vena cava without infiltration, the right subclavian vein and displaced the trachea to the left (Figure 1).
A, B. H&E staining: thyroid tissue with cystic dilations and
colloid material is identified. C, D. H&E staining: a
cystic lesion with chronic inflammation, cholesterol crystals, and foamy
histiocytes is observed.
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The final histopathological diagnosis was of thyroid tissue with findings of multinodular goiter, without signs of malignancy, with cystic dilations containing colloid material, chronic inflammation and presence of foamy histiocytes (Figure 2).