The borders of the nodule - case 1115

Five years after the surgery (ultrasonographic picture 5)


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Right lobe, longitudinal scan

Left lobe, longitudinal scan. This is a very common pattern of a resected thyroid: a central hypoechogenic field is surrounded with echonormal tissue. There are two traps worth avoiding. First, this is not a recurrent nodular goiter. The irregular shape stands against this possibility. The borders between the different nodule-like lesions are caused only by scars. Second, the irregular, lobulated surface of the hypoechoic mass should not be interpreted as irregular margin of a nodule.

 

 

 

 

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