PMC4785770_01
Ultrasonography showing a well-defined lobulated anechoic lesion with central echogenic nodule
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F1
The ultrasonography (USG) of neck revealed a midline complex cystic mass (2 cm x 1.5 cm) above the thyroid isthmus with multiple internal septations and a central large nodule with heterogeneous echogenicity and coarse calcification [Figure 1].
Microphotograph showing papillary projections arising from cyst wall (H and E, x100)
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F2
Microscopic examination showed a cyst lined by cuboidal epithelial cells with foci of papillary projections with broad fibrovascular core [Figure 2].
Microphotograph showing papillary projections with broad fibrovascular core along with presence of psammoma bodies in the core of papillae (red arrow) (H and E, x400)
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F3
The papillae were lined by cuboidal epithelial cells, some of which show nuclear clearing and grooves along with the presence of psammoma bodies in the fibrovascular core [Figure 3].