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ea0037ep985 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015

Beware false positive lymph node biopsies in patients with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

Salazar Lorelei , Kyriacou Angelos

A 40-year-old lady who was 4 months postpartum, presented with clinical and biochemical features consistent with post partum thyroiditis associated with neck swelling. She had a family history of autoimmune thyroid disease. She underwent ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy which was reported as Thy3f and listed for diagnostic hemithyroidectomy. She presented to us for a second opinion. She was on replacement therapy and the anterior neck swelling has...