Surgical Management of Bleeding from the Superior Thyroid Artery after Core Needle Biopsy

Jina Lee; Bong Kyun Kim; Woo Young Sun

doi:10.16956/kjes.2016.16.2.48

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Lee, Kim, and Sun: Surgical Management of Bleeding from the Superior Thyroid Artery after Core Needle Biopsy

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Korean J Endocr Surg 2016;16(2):48-50.

Published online: 22 June 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2016.16.2.48

Surgical Management of Bleeding from the Superior Thyroid Artery after Core Needle Biopsy

Jina Lee, Bong Kyun Kim, Woo Young Sun

Department of Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea

Correspondence: Woo Young Sun Department of Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 64 Daeheung-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon 34943, Korea Tel: ＋82-42-220-9268 Fax: ＋82-42-220-9565 E-mail: sun2729@naver.com

Received 26 January 2016 Revised 20 May 2016 Accepted 22 May 2016

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Thyroid core needle biopsy (CNB) is commonly used in diagnosis of thyroid neoplasia, and despite its low complication rate, the complications can be fatal. Here, we report on the surgical management of thyroid artery bleeding after core needle biopsy of a thyroid nodule. A 58-year-old woman who underwent core needle biopsy presented with neck bulging and pain that developed two hours after biopsy. A large hematoma surrounding her right superior thyroid artery was detected.

Keywords: Hematoma, Superior thyroid artery, Core needle biopsy, Complication

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Fig. 1.

Immediately after CNB, a pericapsular hematoma was found.

Fig. 2.

Two hours after core needle biopsy. (A) A large subplatysmal hematoma anterior to the thyroid gland. (B) Color flow image showing the blood flow, indicating active bleeding.

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