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Follicular Adenoma
Benign neoplasm encapsulated by fibrous tissue usually solitary and well defined
Follicular Adenoma More Common In ...
Women
Follicular Adenoma Sono Appearance
solitary, round or oval, less echogenic than surrounding area
Follicular Adebnoma is present in what number of cases
50%
how many solitary masses are adenomas
30-50%
In a nuclear medicine scan, folliclar adenomas are
cold
"hot" nuclear medicine
hyperfunction nodule that absorbs a large amount of radionuclide
"cold" nuclear medicine
hypofunction nodule absorbs little radionuclide
Malignancy probability of "cold" solitary nodule
15-20%
"cold" can be produced by
cysts, nonfunctioning benign growths, localized inflammation or cancer
Multinodular goiter are frequently found in
Females , 10-20x
Multinodular goiter seen in what age
50-70 years
Multinodular goiter appearance
diffuse, inhomogeneousm enlarged gland
may appear as multiple nodules throughout a normal appearing gland
calcifications may be present
Benign Nodules are suggested when
There is a multiplicity of nodules
Endemic goiter caused by
Dietary Insufficiency of Iodine
Endemic Goiter usually found in areas where
away from sea with idoine depleted soil
Incidence of endemic goiter in area defined
10% of children 6-12 years old
Hashimoto thyroiditis
chronic inflammation of thyroid gland that results in hypothyroidisms
Hashimoto thyroiditis seen in what age
middle aged women
Hashimoto thyroiditis caused by
reaction of immune system against thyroid gland
Hashimoto thyroiditis development
may take months or years to be detected
Estimated % of adults in western countries with chronic thyroiditis
.1-5%
Hashimoto thyroiditis sono appearance
enlarged, hypoechoic, course, discrete nodules can be present with calcifications
Hashimoto and goiter distinguished by
clinical and lab criteria
Thyroid cysts contian
solid or blood
Adenomatous nodules
most cysts, undergone degeneration or necrosis
Grave's disease
"toxic multinodular goiter"
Grave's Disease is
an autoimmune disease that cause overactivity of thyroid
Grave's Disease sono appearance
diffusely enlarged, hypoechoic
increased vascularity
Thyroid cancer %
.4% of deaths in US
Thyroid Cancer age range
40-60
Thyroid cancer mostly seen in
Females 2x
Thyroid cancer sono appearance
varied
commonly hypoechoic, poorly defined borders, incomplete halo , fine internal calcificaitons
Most common thyroid cancer
Papillary carcinoma, 60-70%
Papillary Carcinoma
slow growing tumor
may be solid or cystic
Follicular Carcinoma %
25%
Follicular Carcinoma
slow growing but aggresive
Follicular Carcinoma mets to
lung and bone
Follicular Carcinoma are more common in
females
Medullary carcinoma %
5-10%
Medullary carcinoma sono appearance
hypoechoic nodes with focal hemorrhage or necrosis
Parathyroid adenomas
benign tumors extremely small
Parathyroid occurs
single affecting only one gland
Parathyroid sono appearance
uniformly solid, occasionally internal cystic or calcificaitons are possible
Parathyroid lab values
elevated PHT
Parathyroid hyperplasia
all glands are involved
parathyroid hyperplasia sono appearance
appear like adenomas
differentiation is number of glands involved
parathyroid cancer causes
hyperparathyroidism and very high calcium levels
parathyroid cancer sono appearance
larger, more lobulated and inhomogenous
thyroglossal duct cyst
congenital anomaly found in midline of neck
Branchial cleft cyst
cystic mass seen lateral of neck near carotid
cystic hygroma
congenital lymphatic malformation caused by either inadequate drainage or the lymphatic fluid into the jugular vein or increased secretion from endothelial lining
cystic hygroma sono appearance
thin walled multiloculated mass
Hydrocele
fluid in tunica vaginaliss
hydrocele results from
congenital, idiopathic or from epididymitis or trauma
Hydrocele sono appearance
anechoic, surround testicle and epididymitis
small particles and septations
Hematocele
blood in sac
pyocele
pus in sac
spermatocele
benign cyst or distension with fluid of spermativ cord
Spermatoceles usually found in
head of epididymis next to top of testicle
epididymital cyst
Swelling of sperm collecting tubes around in head of testis
Tunica albugenea cyst seen in
men 50-60
Tunica albugenea cyst appearance and location
painless lump
anterior and lateral to testicle
Epididymitis
inflammation of the epididymis

Most common cause of acute scrotal pain
epididymitis
epididymitis symptoms
fever
epididymitis sono appearance
enlarged epididymis, decreased echogenicity, hydrocele, increased doppler flow, may spread to testicle
orchitis
inflammation of tests
Most common cause of orchitis in men under 35
Chlamydia
Orchitis sono appearance
decreased echogenicity heterogenous
increased flow
Torsion
arteries and veins of spermatic cord twists or rotates to cut off blood supply to testicle
Torson longer than 12 hrs
complete infraction of testicle
torsion common in
males on left
Bell Clapper deformity
epididymitis and testis not properly anchoird posteriorly letting testicle move freely
Torsion symptoms
acute scrotal pain, nausea, vomiting
torsion sono appearance
first 24 hrs- enlarged with decreased echogenicity
chronic- small heterogenous no arterial flow
varicocele
enlargement of veins of spermatic cord
most common cause of infertility
vericocele
cericocele of left and righ
left- most common
right- associated with renal tumor
microlithiasis
calcifications throught the testes
microlithiasis associated with
seen in normal patients
associated with tumors, sterility and cryptochidism
microlithiasis sono appearance
multiple echogenic non shadowing areas throuhgt the testis
Abscess (scrotum)
caused by untreated epididymop-orchitis
Scrotal malignancies occur at what age
25-35
scrotal malignancies sysmtoms
chronic pain, heaviness,
germ cell tumors most common
seminoma
seminomas appear
homogenous and hypoechoic until they become large at which point they become heterogenous
seminomas confined within
the tunica albuginea
Seminomas seen in
men 30-40