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case_images: Ultrasound image expresses a thyroid nodule (0.70 cm x 0.70 cm x 0.90 cm) located at the inferior thyroid on the right side (shown by a black arrow).
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case_images: F1
case_images: A 29-year-old female patient was admitted to the Department of General Surgery after discovering multiple thyroid nodules on the right side during a routine medical examination half a month ago (Figure 1).
case_images: Microscopic image of this patient shows papillary thyroid carcinoma (H&E staining, x20 magnification).
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case_images: F2
case_images: The FSB results confirmed the presence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC, Figure 2).
case_images: A patient suffered from right-side ptosis after acceptancy of ETS (shown by a black arrow).
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case_images: F3
case_images: On the third day following the surgery, the patient experienced a sudden weakness in the right upper eyelid (Figure 3).