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I have hashimoto's and I was diagnoses in the summer of 2001. When living in Tx. My endo would do an ultrasound when I went in because I have a nodule on my thyroid. Lately I have been suffering from a hoarse voice and my new endo in our ne state we live in ordered a ultrasound last week. I went and have now been told I need to have a FNA. Is this usually just to rule cancer out, I guess what I mean is do most people with nodules gwet and FNA? Also, can benign nodules cause hoarseness and feeking of fullness in throat? My thyroid levels were normal when they checked them.
So blood itself is not an indicator of malignancy? Do most samples have blood in them?
So blood in the sample doesn't mean anyhting bad necassarily? The radiologist acted like it was totally normal for samples to have blood in them.
Small transverse size means the nodule is almost flat, like washer instead of ball-like; presence of blood in the sample means the needle just hit the blood vessel and pulled blood along with tissue. At the present time there is no guidelines for determining if the nodule has a cancer just based upon its shape [round versus elongated or "flat"]
Ok, So I had my FNA yesterday an dit really wasn't that bad. Whe the nurse did the ultrasound she said it would be up to the radiologist if he would even do the biopsy because it almost didn't look big enough. The radiologist decided he would go ahead and do it, the nurse had said something about in the transverse it was really small, any thoughts on that? Also I asked the radiologist doing it what they usuallyu extract, and he said typically alot of blood. Is that normal for blood to be coming out of the nodule, or does that definelty mean cancer?
What is the third number when the nodule is measured like this # x # x# , is the last one diameter?
It looks like both nodules are stable [the size variation can be due to the different ultrasound machine [low resolution vs high resolution] but most likely the left nodule may have responded to hormone treatment.
Actually, I meant the measurements of the nodule, is it still the same L X W X D ?
Also on another note, I found an ultrasound report from Oct. 2005,
The right nodule was 7 mm x 12 mm
conversion to cm would be .70 cm x 1.2 cm correct? And now it is .47cm x 1.34 cm, so that isn't too much growth correct?
The left nodule was 6mm x 10 mm and now is .54 cm x .62 cm, that isn't too much growth is it for three years?
Also on another note, I found an ultrasound report from Oct. 2005,
The right nodule was 7 mm x 12 mm
conversion to cm would be .70 cm x 1.2 cm correct? And now it is .47cm x 1.34 cm, so that isn't too much growth correct?
The left nodule was 6mm x 10 mm and now is .54 cm x .62 cm, that isn't too much growth is it for three years?
If you mean the lobe size, these are overall dimensions of each lobe L x W x D of the imaginary “match box” where you can "fit" the lobe [the lobe itself has shape of flattened grape, not really the wing of butterfly]; two dimensions of rectangle where you can fit the largest cross-section of the nodule are given for the nodule size
Several people here on the forum have calcified irregular nodules which turned out to be benign:). The ultrasound is a diagnostic aid, but not the verdict.
Thanks so much, I had been reading sights that said 50/50 and I was freaking out. My Dr. said 5% chance of malignancy, it kind of irritates me that he said that.
If nodule is resulted from necrosis [death tissue] it would also show up as hypoechoic.
The small cystic nodules, full of colloid and small solid nodules full of fibrous tissue are common among Hashi's patients who had the disease for several years.[the whole thyroid looks like Swiss cheese
In your case they probably are hypoecoic due to internal blood flow.
The small cystic nodules, full of colloid and small solid nodules full of fibrous tissue are common among Hashi's patients who had the disease for several years.[the whole thyroid looks like Swiss cheese
In your case they probably are hypoecoic due to internal blood flow.
Ok, so then it is not confirmed what kind of hypoechoic nodule I have ? What different kind could it be?Also, isn't it common to have these kind of nodules with Hashi's?
"hypoechoic" does not mean solid there can be hypoechoic complex cyst as well; it can be indicator of blood flow inside the nodule
Good, I am glad to know the absence of calcification is good. What about the hypoechoic, that doesn't mean solid? Is there ever a chance that when they do the biopsy it turns out to be a cyst and not a hard nodule?
Absence of calcification is a good sign; the irregular borders can be well recognized on larger nodules [most small nodules have regular borders]
Oh, so hypoechoic doesn't mean solid? Is it good that the report didn't mention irregular borders or calcification? The reason I am stressing so much is that my oldest daugter has many health problems and I have so much on my shoulders with her that this is just scaring me to death. I know worrying doesn't do anything, it is just so difficult not to.
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