CASE 167:THYROID NODULE in a GIRL, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

An 11 yo girl was detected her right neck mass by her mother.
In clinical examination at Children Hospital  she was suspected a thyroglossal cyst, but on ultrasound scan it was a solid tumor with size of 2cm, central cystic necrosis and hypervascular intramass.

 Blood tests were normal and thyroid isotopic scan was a cold nodule.

FNAC WAS DONE AND CYTOLOGY  REPORT  WAS  COLLOIDAL GOITER.

DISCUSSION: ULTRASOUND  WITH  COLOR DOPPLER IS  THE  FIRST CHOICE  FOR  THYROID  EVALUATION, IN COMPARISON TO  ISOTOP SCINTIGRAPHY WHICH IS  NOT IN ROUTINE USAGE  FOR  PEDIATRIC PATIENT.