BACKGROUND: Fine-needle biopsy of the thyroid gland is the most common interventional procedure used to diagnose thyroid diseases. Serious complications are rare in this procedure. They comprise an infection with abscess formation and hemorrhage. To date, only a few case reports have described an ultrasound diagnosis of active bleeding into the thyroid gland. We established such a diagnosis using computed tomography (CT). PATIENT FINDINGS: A 74-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of our hospital with complications after fine-needle biopsy of the thyroid gland. Ultrasound revealed a large hematoma surrounding the gland. A subsequent CT scan confirmed the presence of hematoma and, moreover, showed active bleeding. This finding prompted rapid surgical intervention. CONCLUSION: CT has the capability to show active bleeding into the thyroid gland.

• MeSH
• biopsie tenkou jehlou pod endosonografickou kontrolou škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• bolest krku etiologie   MeSH
• hematom etiologie   radiografie   chirurgie   ultrasonografie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nemoci štítné žlázy etiologie   radiografie   chirurgie   ultrasonografie   MeSH
• počítačová rentgenová tomografie MeSH
• pooperační krvácení etiologie   radiografie   chirurgie   ultrasonografie   MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• štítná žláza zranění   patologie   radiografie   chirurgie   MeSH
• urgentní služby nemocnice MeSH
• uzlová struma diagnóza   patologie   MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• kazuistiky MeSH