,Dr i want to ask a question my mother is a 51 years old woman , she is suffering from an enlagment in her thyroid gland . she has no other symptoms . she made thyroid hormones tests and they are all normal.She made a thyroid US scan and this is the result:both thyroid lobes are enlarged and hupoechoic,showing multiple bilateral isoechoic nodules of 1x1.5 cm.the isthmus is thickened at 5.6 mm.no significant lymph nodal enlargement.no retrosternal extension.no cervical lymphadenopathy..She also made a FNA of thyroid and that was the result: benign polefrative thyroid . until now we don't know what's wrong with her .Is it hypo or hyper thyroidism or what? please answer me as soon as possible
thanks for asking few questions *When was first noticed? *Has it increased in size since then? Any recent increase in size? *Do you have any breathing difficulty/ swallowing difficulty or any voice change? *Any history of weight loss/palpitations/ tremors/diarrhea? *Any associated weight gain/ hairloss/ tiredness/ constipation? *Any history of recurrent fever / thyroid pain/ eye pain / bulging eye ball/ tiredness? *Periods- is it regular? *How is your quality of life? *Any family history of thyroid disease/ goiter or thyroid malignancy? *Are you diabetic/ hypertensive? *Do you have raised cholesterol? as your thyroid test s are. normal there is no indication for treatment. take a FNAC from nodules. after interval of 1 yr.
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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Thyroid Gland
thanks for asking few questions *When was first noticed? *Has it increased in size since then? Any recent increase in size? *Do you have any breathing difficulty/ swallowing difficulty or any voice change? *Any history of weight loss/palpitations/ tremors/diarrhea? *Any associated weight gain/ hairloss/ tiredness/ constipation? *Any history of recurrent fever / thyroid pain/ eye pain / bulging eye ball/ tiredness? *Periods- is it regular? *How is your quality of life? *Any family history of thyroid disease/ goiter or thyroid malignancy? *Are you diabetic/ hypertensive? *Do you have raised cholesterol? as your thyroid test s are. normal there is no indication for treatment. take a FNAC from nodules. after interval of 1 yr.