8mm thyoid nodule gone after 3 weeks?

[DanteTila]

i,

Three weeks ago I had an ultrasound that showed an 8mm nodule on the midline of my left thyroid gland. I saw the ultrasound images myself (took a look before I dropped off the CD to the hospital) and saw the nodule. It was right at the edge of the thyroid and would of been hard to detect without a trained eye, but since they highlighted it with markers I saw its border. According to the radiologist it was solid, slightly hypoechoic and well defined borders.

Because I had swollen lymph nodes beside it, am male, young and have a family history of thyroid cancer, they decided to do an ultrasound guided FNA. I went for my pre-biopsy today and the technician told me that they likely will cancel my biopsy because she could not find any nodule and it has likely gone away.

I know I should be happy, but since the hospital says they "lost" my ultrasound CD from 3 weeks ago, I'm a little bit worried they aren't going to compare the results found today to mine three weeks ago. I still am going to wait for the radiologist to look at it, but I'm assuming if the technician does not see it, it is likely not there. I guess I am just more surprised it could just disappear so quickly.

Anyways, any info is help. thanks!

[magpieannie]

It's either an answer to prayer (miracle) or maybe you have someone elses report?

[DanteTila]

I just got a call from the hospital and they just told me my biopsy has been cancelled. I requested the reason why, so they sent me the radiologist report. Here is what it said.

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Right Lobe of thyroid measures 4.4 x 1.7 x 2.0 cm in size. There is an ill-defined hypoechoic area in the lower pole measuring 6 x 5 x 5 mm. It does not have clear margins. This may be an early developing nodule but it has not become well enough defined that this point to be biopsied.

Left lobe of thyroid measures 3.9 x 1.1 x 1.0. It is homogeneously echogenic without evidence of any obvious nodule for biopsy.

Very tiny normal appearing lymph node can be seen in left lateral aspect of the neck. It has a length of 8mm.

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Wow am I confused, here is what my report said three weeks ago:

Right lobe of thyroid measures 5.0 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm in size. There are no nodules that can be seen. The left thyroid lobe measures 3.7 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm and there is a 8 x 5 mm nodule seen in the lower mid pole. It is slightly hypoechoic and appears to be a solid adenoma. The rest of the thyroid parenchyma appears to be slightly coarse in echo texture. There also appears to be a 1.4cm x 08cm lymph node by the left carotid artery.

How can the left lobe nodule of 8mm just disappear and how can a 6 x 5 x 5 hypoechoic area appear that quickly. Also my entire thyroid went from coarse to normal. Also I noticed that my thyroid height has become my symmetrical but the left lobe has become less wide and deep. The right lobe has been more wide and more deep. I am just confused. Everyone is telling me this looks normal, but can a thyroid perform a magic act like this?

Thanks.