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Possible Thyroid Cancer in Male, 69
My husband had two "inconclusive" results from his thyroid tests: one was a biopsy, the other an
ultrasound. They did this because he has a swelling on the side of his neck, not the front and because
he had a cancerous kidney removed in Feb of 2010. It is now October. Now the swelling is not only palpable, it's visible.
He saw an ENT once and he wanted to remove the thyroid; my husband isn't interested unless he
has bothersome symptoms. Q: why would two specialized tests come back inconclusive and what
does that mean? He feels great, BTW, and started playing golf the week of the surgery.
ultrasound. They did this because he has a swelling on the side of his neck, not the front and because
he had a cancerous kidney removed in Feb of 2010. It is now October. Now the swelling is not only palpable, it's visible.
He saw an ENT once and he wanted to remove the thyroid; my husband isn't interested unless he
has bothersome symptoms. Q: why would two specialized tests come back inconclusive and what
does that mean? He feels great, BTW, and started playing golf the week of the surgery.
Thank you. He had an ultrasound, too ,on his neck and it was inconclusive. I am sure they have done many blood tests since he had a kidney removed in february. They never said he was hypo or hyper or a thing about T3-4. Nothing.
He did go to an endocrinologist but it was only for diabetes 2. She explained to him how to take insulin for the first time and to put on her WEBSITE WHAT AND WHEN HE'S DOING IT BUT HE COULD NEVER GET THE WEBSITE TO WORK. Then they called up and asked where is the info on the doctor's website ?? And he said, "it is not working." I wish they had not done the needle biopsy now. It spreads the cancer cells if they have any then tell you "it was inconclusive."
I think the entire cancer thing was caused by a lot of CAT SCANS SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO when he was in a car wreck. He fractured his neck and was fine a week later, playing golf , but got all that radiation from the cat scans .. He refused the halo brace and did fine. His actual thyroid is not swollen but the lymph nodes are on the right side.
I am sorry; I do not know what "rethink the surgery" means. That is an expression often used when something should be cancelled?
thanks for the attention.
He did go to an endocrinologist but it was only for diabetes 2. She explained to him how to take insulin for the first time and to put on her WEBSITE WHAT AND WHEN HE'S DOING IT BUT HE COULD NEVER GET THE WEBSITE TO WORK. Then they called up and asked where is the info on the doctor's website ?? And he said, "it is not working." I wish they had not done the needle biopsy now. It spreads the cancer cells if they have any then tell you "it was inconclusive."
I think the entire cancer thing was caused by a lot of CAT SCANS SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO when he was in a car wreck. He fractured his neck and was fine a week later, playing golf , but got all that radiation from the cat scans .. He refused the halo brace and did fine. His actual thyroid is not swollen but the lymph nodes are on the right side.
I am sorry; I do not know what "rethink the surgery" means. That is an expression often used when something should be cancelled?
thanks for the attention.
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FNAC and biopsy are often inconclusive as the aspirate and the material removed for biopsy may not contain the cancer tissue. Radionuclide scanning is more confirmatory and so also ultrasound. CT scan can be more diagnostic. However, before all this is done assess the thyroid function by doing a T3, T4 and TSH. Consult an endocrine specialist. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
FNAC and biopsy are often inconclusive as the aspirate and the material removed for biopsy may not contain the cancer tissue. Radionuclide scanning is more confirmatory and so also ultrasound. CT scan can be more diagnostic. However, before all this is done assess the thyroid function by doing a T3, T4 and TSH. Consult an endocrine specialist. Take care!
Alot of times when a needle biopsy of the thryoid is done they are unable to obtain enough tissue etc. to get a conclusive diagnosis. Is the thyroid working properly did they do blood work to check for hypo or hyperthyroidism etc. Thyroid cancer is more common in women than men since he does have a previous history of cancer I would advise rethinking about having the thryoid removed.Sometimes depending they can remove just one side of the thyroid sparing the other would just depend on the results of the pathology if only one side removed. Hope this helps
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