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What Does This Thyroid Ultrasound Indicate?
Question: What does it mean to have a solid nodule measuring 1.38 X11.96 x 2.26 cm
Brief Answer:
Thyroid nodule
Detailed Answer:
You are most likely reporting results of thyroid ultrasound. If the 11.96 cm is not a typographical error, then the size is quite large.
In this case, typically a fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy / cytology is done.
Essentially, one is concerned about the risk of cancer in the nodule.
Thyroid nodules require a systematic evaluation that entails a physical examination in addition to blood tests.
Even if the 11.96 cm is a typo 1.96 cm, the solid nodule needs to thoroughly assessed.
When I see someone like you in my practice I screen for risk factors for thyroid cancer such as past or family history of thyroid cancer , or radiation exposure (eg. upper body radiation for head/neck area cancers in past). Then a comprehensive physical examination of the neck is done.
Common blood tests include:
CBC
CMP
TSH
All the information gleaned is put together to determine the next step.
Thyroid nodule
Detailed Answer:
You are most likely reporting results of thyroid ultrasound. If the 11.96 cm is not a typographical error, then the size is quite large.
In this case, typically a fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy / cytology is done.
Essentially, one is concerned about the risk of cancer in the nodule.
Thyroid nodules require a systematic evaluation that entails a physical examination in addition to blood tests.
Even if the 11.96 cm is a typo 1.96 cm, the solid nodule needs to thoroughly assessed.
When I see someone like you in my practice I screen for risk factors for thyroid cancer such as past or family history of thyroid cancer , or radiation exposure (eg. upper body radiation for head/neck area cancers in past). Then a comprehensive physical examination of the neck is done.
Common blood tests include:
CBC
CMP
TSH
All the information gleaned is put together to determine the next step.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Yes it was a typo it is 1.96cm. In your experience what percentage of Patients you have seen with these results have thyroid cancer
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
5 to 8 %
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
5 to 8 %
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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