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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2026

A Rare Case of Amyloid Goiter Suspected to Be Malignant on Imaging Findings.

Masahiro Ichikawa, Nami Suzuki, Natsuko Watanabe, Tatsuya Iida, Toshino Suzuki, Masakazu Koshibu, Rei Hirose, Masako Matsumoto, Miho Fukushita, Ai Yoshihara and 4 more

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Masahiro IchikawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Nami SuzukiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Natsuko WatanabeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Tatsuya IidaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Toshino SuzukiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Masakazu KoshibuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Rei HiroseDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Masako MatsumotoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Miho FukushitaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Ai YoshiharaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Jaeduk Yoshimura NohDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Kiminori SuginoDepartment of Surgery, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Ryohei KatohDepartment of Pathology, Ito Hospital, Japan.
Koichi ItoDepartment of Surgery, Ito Hospital, Japan.

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Abstract

A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and replacement therapy with levothyroxine was initiated. Ten years later, although the patient was euthyroid, ultrasonography showed an increase in goiter size and a significant decrease in overall echogenicity with scattered high-echo areas. Computed tomography revealed diffuse low-density areas with no contrast effect in the thyroid parenchyma and partial high-density areas, indicating possible malignancy. However, a core needle biopsy revealed an amyloid light-chain (AL) κ-type amyloid goiter. Because serum immunoprecipitation electrophoresis showed IgG κ-type M-protein, the diagnosis was secondary amyloidosis. It is important to consider amyloid goiter with imaging findings, as in this case.

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AmyloidosisGoiterThyroid NeoplasmsAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialHashimoto DiseaseHumansMaleTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyamyloid goiteramyloidosisM-protein

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PMCPMC13423775

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