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Thyroid Cancer, Nodules & Hyperthyroidism (Expert Forum)
No left lobe/enlarged right lobe with nodule
Answered by
Mark Lupo, M.D. - Thyroid Nodules, Thyroid Cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Thyroid Ultrasound
Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Sarasota - FL
Questions in the Thyroid forum are answered by Mark Lupo, MD. Topics covered include Goiter, Graves Disease, Hyperthyroid, Parathyroid/Calcium Problems, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodules/Cysts, Thyroiditis, Thyroid & Pregnancy, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Thyroid Tests, and Thyroid Surgery.
No left lobe/enlarged right lobe with nodule
by itsthelittlethings, Aug 09, 2009 01:14PM
The doctor sent me for an ultrasound bc I had pain/discomfort on the right side of my neck. It revealed an enlarged right lobe and a nodule - there is no left lobe (I never had surgery on my thyroid) I had a normal TSH and a normal T3 and T4
Should I be asking for more thyroid bloodwork? (Like free T3 and T4, etc.) or does the TSH tell what needs to be told?
Is it possible to have a normally functioning thyroid with half missing and the other half enlarged?
Should I be asking for more thyroid bloodwork? (Like free T3 and T4, etc.) or does the TSH tell what needs to be told?
Is it possible to have a normally functioning thyroid with half missing and the other half enlarged?
Doctor's Answer
by Mark Lupo, M.D., Aug 09, 2009 02:11PM
, Aug 09, 2009 02:11PM
absence of one lobe (hemi-agenesis) occurs in about 1 in 2000 people and it is usually the left lobe. Most of these patients have normal thyroid function -- as you do. No additional blood tests are needed but the nodule on the right may need FNA biopsy depending on its size and characteristics.
