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I have been diagnosed to have an enlarged right thyroid lobe with nodules. What is the best treatment?
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212753 tn?1275073111
is the enlargment cauing problems for breathing or swallowing? if so surgery would be best.your next step would be and usltrasound followed by anFNA to test for malignacy.
Good luck
Love Venora
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185634 tn?1257071139
Have you had a biopsy done on the nodules to see what they are?  When they found my nodule, my endo told me that I should decided how I wanted it out - either surgically or with the radioactive iodine.  At the time she thought it was a "hot nodule", but sent me for a biopsy.  Mine was papillary cancer, so I had no choice but to have the entire thing removed.  I guess it probably depends on what it is and/or if it's causing you problems swallowing, etc.
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