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Thyroid Results
My mother recently came back from the doctors for her thyroid scan and uptake only to find out that further testing needed to be done. The doctor told her that she needed a biopsy to further detail her condition.
Here are the results:
FINDINGS: Large area of photophenia is present in the mid to lower portion of the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The left lower is unremarkable and normal in size.
CONCLUSION: 1. Normal Thyroid uptake. 2. Cold Lesion (that's bad, isn't it?) in the mid to lower portion of the right lobe of the thyroid.
FINAL RESULTS
RIGHT LOBE: SIZE: 6.8 x 2.2 x 2.7 cm. ECHOTEXTURE: Heterogeneous. CYSTS: ________ NODULES: 1.3 x 0.8 x 1.0 cm; 2.7 x 2.0 x 2.5 cm.
LEFT LOBE: SIZE: 5.5 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm. ECHOTEXTURE: Heterogeneous. CYSTS: None. NODULES: None.
ISTHMUS: SIZE: 0.28 cm. ECHOTEXTURE: Heterogeneous. CYSTS: None. NODULES: None.
IMPRESSIONS: 1. Both lobes of the thyroid are enlarged. 2. A complex nodule is demonstrated having both solid and cystic components in the lower pole of the right lobe measuring 2.7 x 2.0 x 2.5 cm in dimension. A smaller complex nodule is also demonstrated more superiorly measuring 1.3 x 0.8 x 1 cm in dimension. 3. The left lobe of the thyroid is enlarged as well, without evidence of discrete mass or cyst.
From the report, does it mention my mother having a tumor? If so, what are the chances of it being malignant?
Here are the results:
FINDINGS: Large area of photophenia is present in the mid to lower portion of the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The left lower is unremarkable and normal in size.
CONCLUSION: 1. Normal Thyroid uptake. 2. Cold Lesion (that's bad, isn't it?) in the mid to lower portion of the right lobe of the thyroid.
FINAL RESULTS
RIGHT LOBE: SIZE: 6.8 x 2.2 x 2.7 cm. ECHOTEXTURE: Heterogeneous. CYSTS: ________ NODULES: 1.3 x 0.8 x 1.0 cm; 2.7 x 2.0 x 2.5 cm.
LEFT LOBE: SIZE: 5.5 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm. ECHOTEXTURE: Heterogeneous. CYSTS: None. NODULES: None.
ISTHMUS: SIZE: 0.28 cm. ECHOTEXTURE: Heterogeneous. CYSTS: None. NODULES: None.
IMPRESSIONS: 1. Both lobes of the thyroid are enlarged. 2. A complex nodule is demonstrated having both solid and cystic components in the lower pole of the right lobe measuring 2.7 x 2.0 x 2.5 cm in dimension. A smaller complex nodule is also demonstrated more superiorly measuring 1.3 x 0.8 x 1 cm in dimension. 3. The left lobe of the thyroid is enlarged as well, without evidence of discrete mass or cyst.
From the report, does it mention my mother having a tumor? If so, what are the chances of it being malignant?
Surgery would be performed if cancer was found during a biopsy. Please note that thyroid cancer is one of the easier cancers to treat and the survival rate for the most common types of thyroid cancer (papillary and follicular) is very very good.
From reading the report and asking my mother, there was no mention of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
And no, she hasn't been taking any thyroid meds, the issue is new.
...If the tumor (god forbid) is malignant, what's the worst that can happen? Surgery?
And no, she hasn't been taking any thyroid meds, the issue is new.
...If the tumor (god forbid) is malignant, what's the worst that can happen? Surgery?
Do you know if she has been diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis? Reason being the heterogenous appearance of her thyroid gland is a symptom of this as well as having nodules appear can be another symptom. A "normal" thyroid gland I am told has a homogenous appearance on scanning as well as no enlargement or nodules.
They need to biopsy the two cold nodules in her rt lobe to determine what they are. Cold just meaning that they do not take up iodine so they are not functioning this could mean anything from a colloid benign tumor to cancer. But note only a small percentage of nodules turn out to be cancerous.
Has your mother been on thyroid meds already or is this thyroid issue new?
They need to biopsy the two cold nodules in her rt lobe to determine what they are. Cold just meaning that they do not take up iodine so they are not functioning this could mean anything from a colloid benign tumor to cancer. But note only a small percentage of nodules turn out to be cancerous.
Has your mother been on thyroid meds already or is this thyroid issue new?
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