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Computed tomography with contrast on admission showed a 6.4 x 6.1 x 7.1 cm heterogeneous mass with mild-to-moderate edema/inflammatory changes and mass effect on the trachea, right internal jugular vein, and right common carotid artery. (a) Cross-sectional, (b) coronal, and (c) sagittal sections.
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Computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck with contrast showed a 6.4 x 6.1 x 7.1 cm mass regional to the right thyroid lobe, heterogeneous in appearance with multiple septations and with solid enhancing and cystic components (Figure 1).
Thyroid ultrasound on hospital day 4 showed a 6.8 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm heterogeneous, necrotic, and hypervascular mass in a sagittal view of the right lobe.
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The ultrasound showed a heterogeneous, necrotic, and hypervascular mass in the right lobe measuring 6.8 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm, without any drainable abscess (Figure 2).