A remnant suture can mimic malignancy after total thyroidectomy
Ceren Goret 1, Nuri Goret 2, Omer Ozkan 3, Muammer Karaayvaz 4
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Department of Surgical Pathology, Health Sciences University, Sancaktepe Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2 Department of General Surgery, Health Sciences University, Kartal Dr Lutfi Kırdar Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
3 Department of General Surgery, Health Sciences University, Umraniye Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
4 Department of General Surgery, Onsekiz Mart University Research and Application Hospital, Canakkale, Turkey
Abstract
Foreign body reactions may develop against exogenous or certain endogenous materials. Cases of suture granuloma that develop against nonabsorbable suture material are rare complications of thyroid surgery. Because of these postoperative complications, a history of cancer prior to the operation suggests recurrence of cancer. Appropriate clinical, radiological, and pathological evaluation is highly important in such cases. Postoperative foreign bodies may remain undetected for years, but they sometimes cause lethal complications.
Keywords
- Cancer mimicking
- Foreign body
- Suture granuloma
- Thyroid surgery