A rare and diagnosis complication of thyroidectomy: Subcutaneous implantation of benign thyroid tissue
Emel Kaya1, Serkan Güvenç2, Sadık Server1, Emine Tülay Özçelik2, Canan Akman3, Ahmet Nevzat Gürmen1
1Bilim Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Bilim Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hematoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye
3İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hastanesi Radyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Enlarging neck mass; postthyroidectomy implantation; subcutaneous tissue; thyroid.
Abstract
Subcutaneous implantation of benign thyroid tissue is a rare complication of thyroid surgery. Bu durum literatürde endoskopik tirodektomi sonrasında bildirilmiştir. Here we report one case of subcutaneous implantation of multinodular thyroid tissue following total thyroidectomy for multinodular goitre, the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of cervical subcutaneous thyroid tissue implantation.