I am not sure what all this means. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism approximately 30 years ago. I know he said it was very large. Recently I have been having a hard time swallowing so at my annual physical at the VA I told the doctor about some of the problems I was having, gaining weight especially, irregular heart beat. They did a scan and this is the results they sent me. Can you give me a rundown in terms that I can understand. Thank you.
RADIOLOGY REPORT
Report:
CLINICAL HISTORY: 61-year-old patient with family history of
thyroid cancer.
COMPARISON STUDIES: None available in this institution at
present.
FINDINGS: The right lobe of the thyroid gland is 5.7 x 2.5 x 3
cm.
The left lobe of thyroid gland is 10.0 x 4.6 x 5.9 cm. There are
multiple large, nodular, solid lesions in the left lobe of the
thyroid gland.
The Isthmus measures 2 cm x 3.8 cm with a lesion in it,
heterogeneous in echotexture