Xue Jie, Li Xinying, Qu Nina, Wu Zhihui, Wang Guoyun, Chenhuang Zhuonan, Cao Xiaoli
Qingdao University Medical College Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Department of Ultrasound, 20 Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai City, Shandong Province China, 264000.
School of Medical Imaging, Binzhou Medical University, Shandong, Yantai, 264003, China.
Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Apr 19;18(6):2279-2281. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.03.036. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a rare malignant neuroendocrine tumor. Distant metastasis is difficult to detect early. It is most common in lung, liver, bone and brain. This case was reported as liver metastasis of medullary thyroid carcinoma in an elderly woman, but routine ultrasound findings were atypical. After a series of relevant imaging examinations, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy were used to confirm the nature of the intrahepatic lesions. Therefore, we believe that multimodal ultrasound is of great value in the diagnosis of liver metastasis of medullary thyroid carcinoma.
甲状腺髓样癌是一种罕见的恶性神经内分泌肿瘤。远处转移很难早期发现。最常见于肺、肝、骨和脑。本文报道了一例老年女性甲状腺髓样癌肝转移病例，但常规超声表现不典型。经过一系列相关影像学检查后，采用超声造影及超声引导下穿刺活检来明确肝内病变的性质。因此，我们认为多模态超声在甲状腺髓样癌肝转移的诊断中具有重要价值。
