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ArticleCase reports in endocrinology2021

A Rare Case of Systemic Sarcoidosis in a Middle-Aged Female with a Solitary Thyroid Nodule.

Ayrton Bangolo, John Bukasa Kakamba, Ali Atoot, Mohammad Jurri, Ashraf Mahmoud, Arthur Oliver Lo, Kunchang Song, Syed Sirajuddin, Adam Atoot

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Article in Case reports in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Ayrton BangoloDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-2480
John Bukasa KakambaEndocrine and Metabolic Disorders Department, University Clinics of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1031-2326
Ali AtootDepartment of Anesthesia, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
Mohammad JurriDepartment of Family Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.
Ashraf MahmoudDepartment of Family Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.
Arthur Oliver LoUniversity of the East Ramon Magsaysay, Quezon City, Philippines.
Kunchang SongDepartment of Pathology, Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.
Syed SirajuddinDepartment of Anesthesia, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
Adam AtootDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA.
Hackensack Meridian Health · USHackensack University Medical Center · USUniversity of Liège · BEUniversity of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center · PH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas. Sarcoidosis can affect any organ of the body, the lung being the most affected. Sarcoidosis rarely affects the thyroid gland, and only a few cases of thyroid-related sarcoidosis have been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of systemic sarcoidosis with multiple organ involvement in a patient with a solitary left thyroid nodule and benign Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) findings. The patient was eventually diagnosed with thyroid sarcoidosis using a core needle biopsy of the thyroid nodule. With this case report, we highlight the limitations of the FNA. This case report has the objective to encourage clinicians to include thyroid sarcoidosis in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules in patients with systemic sarcoidosis even with unremarkable FNA findings.

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