Anyone know anything about this?

[Annie51015]

Hi! Recently at my routine drs. appoinment my dr. found a lump on my thyroid. He did thyroid blood tests and sent me for an ultra sound. He called today and this is what he told me: My thyroid blood results were all fine. The ultra sound showed a cyst that bled into itself. The endocrinologist is calling today to set up an appointment for a fine needle biopsy. They are concerned about why it bled into itself.

Can anyone tell me anything about this? Is there a high chance that this could be cancer? If it turns out not to be cancer what do they normally do? Do they leave the cyst? Do they take it out? Why would a cyst bleed into itself?

Also is a cyst the same as a nodule? I keep seeing the term nodule

Any info. anyone can give me would be great.

Thanks!

         Annie

[Dovel]

I would like to know if they advised to remove any of your thyroid? How many Opinions have you received.

[redhed87]

Also, make sure you ask for copies of all of your sonograms, biopsies, etc.  It helps out if you have to go to other doctors, etc.  I have a binder with my paperwork inside.

[Annie51015]

Sorry TopSecret  I don't have any other info. I just spoke with my dr. briefly on the phone. He never mentioned anything about calcifications. What he told me was exactly what I wrote in the OP. I didn't ask questions because I didn't even know what to ask.

I can feel the cyst on my neck and if I look hard enough I can see it. The dr. said it was rather large...what ever that means...but I was never given dimensions. The size of it is partially due to it bleeding in on itself. I had seen the dr. a few weeks before this for other stuff and he always runs his hands down my neck checking for lumps and it wasn't there or at least couldn't be felt. Then when I came back a few weeks later it could be felt and seen. It grew rapidly I guess from the blood that leaked into it.

This may be a coincedence and a stupid question but could high blood pressure meds cause a cyst to bleed in on itself? The previous visit I had with the dr. I was put on high blood pressure meds. Then when I came back a few weeks later for a blood pressure check that's when the cyst was there. Probably just coincedence but it was something I had thought about.

My biopsy is scheduled for July 11th. Not sure how long the results take to come back to my dr.

I'm going to check out that endocrineweb site so next time I meet with my dr. I know what to ask. Thanks for the web address redhead.

Thanks for the info!

Annie

[StrictlyTopSecret]

Did the US report indicate any microcalcifications within the cystic nodule? Do you have the dimensions of the cyst? There is evidence to suggest that both the shape (i.e., more tall than wide) and the presence of microcalcifications within a nodule (mixed, cystic, or solid) are suggestive of cancer.

My understanding is that, if the cyst is benign and not causing other difficulties unrelated to malignency (e.g., pressing on your airway, causing horseness), that monitoring (e.g., periodic ultrasounds to track any growth/shrinkage/other change on the nodule) and/or medication to "shrink" they cyst is the most typical course.

[redhed87]

I forgot to add- for more info. go on www.endocrineweb.com- it is an excellent site!

[redhed87]

Cysts are usually not cancer.  I had a dominant complex nodule- part solid, part cystic that was cancer with normal bloodwork.    My mother had a cyst and they drained hers and sent the fluid out to be tested.  Everything was fine. I don't know anything about it bleeding into itself.  It sounds like your doctor  is taking all of the right steps so far.  Keep us posted.