Case report: Thyroid sarcoidosis as a rare localization of the disease: Report of two cases and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disease of unknown etiology that is characterized by the formation of non-necrotizing and non-caseating granulomas in affected organs. Sarcoidosis granulomas can form in any organ, but the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes are the most commonly affected. Thyroid involvement in sarcoidosis is very rare, with prevalence estimates of 1-4.5% in case series of autopsied patients with systemic sarcoidosis. It is extremely rare for sarcoidosis to occur solely in the thyroid gland, but it is usually associated with the involvement of other organs, primarily the lungs and lymph nodes. Typical manifestations are diffuse goiter and solitary or multiple thyroid nodules. Thyroid function remains intact in the majority of cases, but sometimes it can result in hypothyroi

SUBMITTER: Kasikovic Lecic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036575 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature