Palabras clave
nódulo tiroideo
quiste linfoepitelial
lesión tiroidea sólido-quística
patología tiroidea Thyroid cyst
thyroid nodule
lymphoepithelial cyst
solid-cystic thyroid lesion
thyroid pathology
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Resumen
Los quistes linfoepiteliales de la tiroides (LEC-T) son lesiones tiroideas benignas poco frecuentes que representan un reto diagnóstico debido al amplio diagnóstico diferencial de los nódulos tiroideos quísticos. Histológicamente, se asemejan a un quiste del saco branquial, con un revestimiento de epitelio escamoso estratificado y, en ocasiones, áreas de metaplasia ciliada. Se han documentado pocos casos en la literatura, con frecuencia asociados a tiroiditis linfocítica crónica (tiroiditis de Hashimoto). En este artículo presentamos el caso de un LEC-T de gran tamaño en un paciente sin características de tiroiditis.
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