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ea0041ep1165 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2016

An unusual case in endocrinology practice: suture granuloma

Cansu Guven Baris , Taskiran Bengur , Bakar Tulay , Cengiz Betul Peker

Background: Suture granuloma, the rare complication of thyroidectomy, results from use of nonabsorbable suture materials. Despite its typical ultrasound images and benign course, it carries utmost importance in differential diagnosis of lymph nodes, recurrent nodules, and recurrence in case of thyroid cancers.Case report: A 54-year-old female patient, who underwent bilateral thyroidectomy in July 2010, was diagnosed with multinodular goiter and incidenta...