Adenolipoma (thyroid gland)
Adenolipoma
of the thyroid gland:A case report from Syria: Fig. 1. Ultrasonography of the thyroid gland reveals large spherical nodules.
Thyrolipomas
– Prevalence in Computed Tomography and Suggestions for Pragmatic Management: Thyrolipoma on computed tomography of the chest in a 61-year-old woman undergoing imaging because of chronic cough and suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The found thyrolipoma is connected to the surrounding fat tissue via a fatty band, a finding named the “scoop sign”. Density measurements showed fat isodensity (−83.8 HU).
Thyrolipomas
– Prevalence in Computed Tomography and Suggestions for Pragmatic Management: Thyrolipoma on computed tomography of the chest in a 70-year-old woman undergoing imaging because of a suspected pulmonary embolism. There is a well-circumscribed fatty mass in the right lobe of the thyroid (arrows).
Adenolipoma of the thyroid gland (also known as a thyrolipoma or a thyroid hamartoma) is a rare, benign fat-containing thyroid lesion. These lesions are usually well encapsulated and are composed of varying degrees of follicular thyroid tissue (thyroid adenoma) and mature adipose tissue; the amount of fat can markedly vary (from 10-90%).
Treatment and prognosis
A large adenolipoma causing airway obstruction should be removed. Surgical excision is curative . As aforementioned, this lesion is benign and has no malignant potential.
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Hamartom der Schilddrüse: