Javalgi Anita P, Arakeri Surekha U
Assistant Professor, Shri B M Patil Medical College , Bijapur, India .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Apr;7(4):715-7. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5366.2890. Epub 2013 Apr 1.
There are known post thyroidectomized complications, a suture granuloma being less frequent, with its late complication mimicking recurrent thyroid cancer. A suture granuloma is a benign, granulomatous inflammatory reaction that occurs due to the use of non absorbable suture. It constitutes one of the late complications which altogether make up less than 2% of its incidence. A suture granuloma is similar to a foreign body reaction and it usually develops slowly as a painless, palpable asymptomatic mass over the years. It mimics a cancer recurrence or a lymph node metastasis. Here, we are reporting a case of a post thyroidectomy suture granuloma in a 46 years old lady who presented with a painless swelling in the lateral neck, with a past history of thyroidectomy 5 years back.
甲状腺切除术后存在一些已知的并发症，缝线肉芽肿相对少见，其晚期并发症类似复发性甲状腺癌。缝线肉芽肿是一种良性的肉芽肿性炎症反应，由使用不可吸收缝线引起。它是晚期并发症之一，其总发生率不到2%。缝线肉芽肿类似于异物反应，通常多年来缓慢发展为无痛、可触及的无症状肿块。它酷似癌症复发或淋巴结转移。在此，我们报告一例46岁女性甲状腺切除术后缝线肉芽肿病例，该患者颈部外侧有无痛性肿胀，有5年前甲状腺切除术史。
