Acute thyroid swelling after fine-needle aspiration biopsy

Acute transient thyroid swelling following needle biopsy: An update

“…Nakagawa et al 9 have reported two, three and one new cases, respectively, of acute transient swelling. Considering these six new cases and one more after subclavian vein catheterization reported by Bouwman et al, 10 the number of reported cases has more than tripled since 2009.…”

Acute diffuse thyroid swelling after fine‐needle aspiration: A case report and review of the literature

“…17 A separate study has reported the rate of blood extravasation-related complications in the range of 1.9% to 6.4%. 18 To date, 15 cases of acute thyroid swelling following an FNA procedure have been reported in the English language literature, [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] including the present case. The clinicopathological features of the previously reported cases are summarized in Table 1.…”

“…7 To the best of our knowledge, there have been only 14 cases of this complication reported in the English language literature to date. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Herein, we report a rare case of acute transient thyroid swelling, which occurred following a US-guided FNA of a thyroid nodule.…”

Acute diffuse thyroid swelling: A rare complication of fine‐needle aspiration

“…In all but one reported case, the thyroid swelling subsided spontaneously within 24 hours without treatment. Hydrocortisone (200 mg) was administered intravenously to one patient, and the thyroid swelling subsided in 20 hours . Given the small sample size, it remains unclear if the administration of steroid had significantly altered the natural course or duration of ATS.…”

“…Hydrocortisone (200 mg) was administered intravenously to one patient, and the thyroid swelling subsided in 20 hours. 8 Given the small sample size, it remains unclear if the administration of steroid had significantly altered the natural course or duration of ATS. However, as observed in the remainder of reported cases, its self-limiting transient nature suggests that observation and reassurance are all that is required.…”