worried while waiting for FNA

[tracy70]

I have had a ultra sound- showed:  right lobe measures 5.9 X 2.6 X 1.9 cm & left lobe 4.5 X 2.1 X 2.2 cm with respect to sagittal, AP and transverse dimensions.  The thyroid echotexture is diffusely heterogeneous.  The thyroid isthmus is also prominent measuring 8 mm.  Multiple nodules are present in both lobes of the thyroid.  The largest nodule on the right lower pole measuring 1.7 X 0.6 X 0.7 cm and on the left mid pole 1.3 X 0.6 X 1.0 cm.  Increased color flow is present.  After that I had a I-123 scan showing:  The imaging showed irregular tracer uptake and slight glandular asymmetry.

I am scheduled for a ultra-sound guided biopsy, but not for 3 weeks with results another 2 weeks.  
Is anyone knowledgable about any or all of my test results?  What do they mean?  Any info would be so very much appreciated!
Tracy

[ChitChatNine]

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Cheryl

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The FNA is ordered because two biggest nodules are more then 1 cm in size and the increased color flow is present.

However: “We determined that color Doppler cannot reliably distinguish benign from malignant thyroid nodules; fine-needle aspiration biopsy remains the most accurate method in differentiating benign and malignant lesions. We suggest that color Doppler sonography plays only a LIMITED role in the evaluation of nodular thyroid disease at this time.” Source:
Color Doppler sonography: Anatomic and physiologic assessment of the thyroid
Karen J. Clark, MD, John J. Cronan, MD *, Francis H. Scola, MD