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Objective To determine the diagnostic value of plain CT in tuberous goiter and thyroid papillary carcinoma.Methods The CT images including 63 lesions from 58 patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma and 103 lesions from 86 patients with tuberous goiter proven by pathology were reviewed retrospectively.The analyses were mainly focus on the internal density,the presence of calcification, andthe relation of the lesion with the normal thyroid and adjacent tissue.Results There were statistically significant differences in the internal density,the morphology of calcification and the relation of the lesion with normal thyroid and adjacent tissue between the papillary carcinoma and tuberous goiter lesions.The common CT appearances of papillary carcinoma included uniform density,crab pattern change,micro calcifications and unclear boundaries of the lesion.Focal necrosis and cystic changes were also occasionally found in papillary carcinoma and usually occured at the peripheral area.Tuberous goiters usually manifested as mixed density with macro or eggshell calcifications as well as clear boundaries both with normal thyroid tissue and adjacent tissue.Conclusion The plain CT helps for the preliminary distinction of tuberous goiter and thyroid papillary carcinoma.
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Objective To investigate the analysis of low calcium intravenous calcium supplementation agent and active vitamin D3 on total thyroidectomy on quality of life in patients with nodular goiter. Methods 40 cases of nodular goiter with total thyroidectomy were performed in our hospital from March 2014 to September 2016. It was randomly divided into control group and experimental group, 20 cases in each group. The patients in the control group were nodular thyroidectomy and the experimental group underwent total thyroidectomy. The quality of life of two groups of patients was evaluated by using the European five-dimensional health-related living quality scale (eq-5d). Results Two groups of patients, relevant questionnaire survey of the patient's ability to act, self-care ability, daily activity ability, pain or discomfort, anxiety, or depression, and the comparison of VAS score, according to the results of difference was not statistically significant. In comparison with ordinary people, the questionnaire survey results showed that the proportion of patients with moderate or above differences was higher and the difference was significant (P< 0.01). There was no statistical significance compared to the average person. Conclusion All patients with nodular goiter are treated with total thyroidism, and the effect is good, and the quality of life of patients is relatively small.