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Fig. 4 | BMC Endocrine Disorders

Fig. 4

From: Ultrasound gray scale ratio for differential diagnosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma from benign micronodule in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Fig. 4

A 33-year-old woman with HT and PTMC in the left lobe of the thyroid. A calcification with hyperecho intensity is avoided during the measurement, and the ultrasound transverse image shows that UGSR is 0.27 (17.53/65.63). B the pathological image (H&E × 40 magnification) indicates the presence of HT accompanied with PTMC. The right part of the image corresponds to the PTMC, in which local fiber hyperplasia and moderate amount of lymphocyte infiltration are observed (black stars), and high amount of lymphocytes infiltration (black arrows) and lymphoid follicles formation are found around the lesion

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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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