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Is A Nodule On The Thyroid Gland Malignant?

I am a 61 year old female. A pregnancy in 86 triggered mult nodules - removed upon advice. all good. In the past 3 mo I have had an increased in joint oain and stomach problems. Blood work isborderline low. weight is going up.... then i noticed nodules. Scan showed one large on left side. Im not sure what my questions are. I am concerned and frightened now that i am older. No thyroid meds.
Fri, 15 Dec 2017
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Hello and welcome,

I recommend you to go to your health care provider and get fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the nodule. From your symptoms it seems the nodule is not functional (weight gain, low hormone levels). Any thyroid nodule larger than 1 cm which is not functional should be biopsied. This is the only way to exclude malignancy. The FNA biopsy is a simple and safe procedure.

Overall majority (95%) of thyroid nodules are benign and as much as 5% of women have palpable thyroid nodule.

I hope I have answered your question. Please, feel free to ask me more in HCM if there is anything else you need to know.

Thank you,
Malik Amonov MD



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Is A Nodule On The Thyroid Gland Malignant?

Hello and welcome, I recommend you to go to your health care provider and get fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the nodule. From your symptoms it seems the nodule is not functional (weight gain, low hormone levels). Any thyroid nodule larger than 1 cm which is not functional should be biopsied. This is the only way to exclude malignancy. The FNA biopsy is a simple and safe procedure. Overall majority (95%) of thyroid nodules are benign and as much as 5% of women have palpable thyroid nodule. I hope I have answered your question. Please, feel free to ask me more in HCM if there is anything else you need to know. Thank you, Malik Amonov MD