Definition : Thyroid nodules are a very common clinical finding, and although the majority of them are benign, thyroid carcinoma accounts for about 5-15% of nodules.
Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is actually used for the differential diagnosis of these lesions.
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Translucent thyroid nodules are colloid rich, very probably benign
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thyroid nodules
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holoprosencephalies
20 November 2003HPE, holoprosencephaly, holoprosencephaly sequence
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testicular cysts
12 December 2006See also
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Mullerian cysts
19 June 2008Müllerian duct cyst, paramesonephric cyst
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mediastinal cysts
15 October 2003Types
bronchogenic cyst
pleuro-pericardial cyst
mediastinal primitive foregut cyst (mediastinal digestive duplication cyst)
oesophageal duplication cyst
gastric duplication cyst
Various cysts can originate in the mediastinum. While not actually neoplasms, they represent space-occupying lesions that usually result from abnormal embryologic development. These include:
foregut cysts
gastroenteric cysts
neurenteric cysts
mesothelial cysts
thoracic duct cysts.
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dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts
29 March 2005intrahepatic ductal dilatation, biliary ductal dilatation
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spermatocele
6 December 2007See also
testicular anomalies
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pseudocysts
4 July 2007Examples
pancreatic pseudocyst
subpleural hemorrhagic pseudocyst (subpleural hematoma )
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jaundice
18 March 2007Types
cholestatic jaundice
neonatal jaundice
Etiology (Examples)
Cholestasis (cholestatic jaundice)
extra-hepatic cholestasis
hepatic tumors
inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors
biliary atresia
choledochal cyst
extra- and intra-hepatic cholestasis
primary sclerosing cholangitis
non-cholestatic jaundice
acute liver failure
Causes of jaundice can be divided into prehepatic, hepatic and post hepatic categories. Prehepatic jaundice typically results from hemolysis and (...) -
infectious infarct
12 July 2007Examples
pulmonary infarct in pulmonary aspergillosis or mucormycosis
dirofilaria-induced pulmonary infarct
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dirfilariasis / dirofilaria-induced pulmonary infarct https://twitter.com/Nikon_Zaitsev/status/661236545005973504
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infarcts
infarction