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    Emprego da ultra-sonografia cervical no seguimento de pacientes com carcinoma diferenciado de tireóide
    (Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, 2007-06-01) Rosário, Pedro W.; Tavares Júnior, Wilson C.; Biscolla, Rosa Paula M. [UNIFESP]; Purisch, Saulo; Maciel, Rui Monteiro de Barros [UNIFESP]; Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Serviço de Endocrinologia; Instituto Alpha de Gastroenterologia; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Neck ultrasonography (US) is recommended for the assessment of all patients with thyroid carcinoma after initial therapy, since even low-risk patients with undetectable stimulated thyroglobulin (Tg) may present cervical metastases. In the case of these metastases, US is the most sensitive method and is superior to whole-body 131I scanning. Cervical lymph nodes with a diameter > 5 mm presenting thin calcifications and/or cystic degeneration have almost always a malignant etiology. In the absence of these characteristics, a round shape and the absence of an echogenic hilum are suspicious findings, whereas elongated lymph nodes with a visible echogenic hilum are considered benign. Doppler flow analysis helps with the differential diagnosis, usually revealing peripheral or mixed hypervascularization in malignant cases. In the presence of suspicious lymph nodes upon US, fine-needle aspiration cytology and measurement of Tg in the needle lavage fluid are useful and complementary exams for the definition of the etiology, with the combination of the two methods showing elevated sensitivity and 100% specificity. US is also useful before thyroidectomy, even contributing in some cases to modify the surgical planning, and before ablation for the measurement of thyroid remnants and detection of persistent lymph node metastases. Another application of this imaging method is to guide the injection of ethanol (sclerotherapy) or the introduction of electrodes for radiofrequency ablation in selected cases of isolated lymph node metastases as an alternative to traditional therapies.