Abstract
Background: Ultrasound-guided needle biopsies, including fine-needle aspirations (FNA) and core needle biopsies (CNB), have become an effective technique in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. In this report, we discuss the first reported case, to our knowledge, of thyroid pneumatosis after ultrasoundguided FNA.
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old woman underwent ultrasound-guided FNA in other hospitals after thyroid ultrasound revealed a solid lesion in the left lobe classified as TI-RADS 4. Two days later, this female presented to our hospital for an excision of a thyroid mass. Pre- and post-contrast CT scans of the thyroid showed extensive accumulation of gas in the thyroid gland and the retropharyngeal and retrotracheal space. A CT scan of the thyroid two days later revealed obvious absorption of thyroid gas and faint low-density nodules in the left lobe of the thyroid. The lesion was histopathologically confirmed as papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.
Conclusion: We thought the aforementioned issues originating from the limited imaging capacity of ultrasound in the context of thyroid biopsy. To avoid these limitations, we highlight the need to thoroughly examine the location of a lesion prior to thyroid biopsy to understand in detail the relationship between the lesion and the adjacent tissues, especially the proximity of the lesion to the trachea, the occurrence of coughing during a biopsy (indicating puncture of the trachea) is what operators need to be aware of so that they can manage such cases. On the other hand, we recommend that pre-operative use of CT before thyroid biopsy and especially if CT is needed anyway later for nodules evaluation before surgery to ensure the CT image quality.
Keywords: Thyroid gland, Biopsy, Ultrasonography, Complication, Computed tomography, FNA.
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