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Abstract
We report a postoperative foreign body granuloma occurring in the thyroid bed after
anterior cervical fusion. The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging finding of increased
signal on T2-weighted images is atypical for this type of granuloma and is thought
to be due to the large proportion of cellularity in the mass histologically. In the
differential diagnosis of solid postoperative masses it is important to consider foreign
body granuloma, as it can mimic neoplastic disease both clinically and radiographically.
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Publication history
Accepted:
June 20,
1995
Received:
February 22,
1995
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© 1997 Published by Elsevier Inc.
