An unusual case in endocrinology practice: Suture granuloma

Abstract

Objective. Suture granuloma, the rare complication of thyroidectomy, results from the use of nonabsorbable suture materials. Despite its typical ultrasound images and benign course, it carries utmost importance in the diff erential diagnosis of lymph nodes, recurrent nodules, and recurrence in the case of thyroid cancers.

Keywords

• suture granuloma
• thyroidectomy
• cytology