I Saw Dr.Kolin Hoff 2 Days Ago He Gave Me Another Ultrasound Wants Me To Have An

[fanofthefab4]

I went to Dr.Kolin Hoff the endocrinologist at University of Penn Hospital that was recommended by a top thyroid cancer specialist there Dr.Susan Mandel. He viewed the film of my orginal ultrasound and he gave me another one in his office. He said the orginal one didn't even use color doppler and he did. I said to him that I spoke with Ellen Brightly an information specialist at The Thyroid Association of America and she said there are certain worrisome ultrasound features that are more likely to be cancerous. He said there are but you really don't have them. He said there is no calicification and no marked vascularity. He said to me,my father and stepmother though,"Could it be cancer,yes." He said I would have to have an autopsy to know for sure,you can find cancer in other parts of the body. He said that thyroid nodules are very common,and 30-40% of women my age have them and that only 5-10% are cancerous and when they are he said the majority of the time it is very successfully treatable.

He said that my nodules are really small and too small to biopsy now,and that he wants me to have a blood test to check my parathoid glands,and to come back there and have another ultrasound in 6-9 months. So I made an appointment for 6 months from now. He said a 5 mm nodules isn't going to kill you,and I said but my biggest nodule is 8mm. He also said that it's not true that if you have a normal blood test it's more likely that the nodules are cancerous. I said but most thyroid cancer patients have normal blood tests,he said thats true but most people have normal blood tests.

[punt]

Dr. Kolin Hoff is an excellent doctor.   He properly diagnosed my thyroid cancer and recommended an excellent surgeon Dr. Rachal Kelz to remove my thyroid.   I highly recommend him if you have an thyroid problem.

[Endo Doc]

As an endocrinologist, I actually had a tough time finding an endocrinologist to treat my Grave's disease.  One actually refused to see me because he specializes only in thryoid cancer.  A couple of them actually told me to treat it myself.  Dr. Kolin Hoff is superb and gave me great recommendations.  He teaches the American Thyroid Association ultrasound course so there is no better person to do one's thyroid ultrasound.

[rayneweather]

So, what was your overall impression?  He's my endo, too and I've been with him for over 2 years and I like him & trust him.  What did you think of him & what he had to say?  I don't know where you got your thyroid ultrasound done but I know he prefers HUP because he believes the other hospitals around don't do a good job.