Study on 100 consecutive patients with thyroid nodule - case 047 |
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Clinical presentation: A 38-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of 'lump in the throat' feeling and complaints suggesting hyperthyroidism. She lost 8 kg in weight in a month.
Palpation: a not firm nodule in the right lobe.
Hormonal evaluation indicated euthyroidism (TSH 1.67 mIU/L, FT4 13,9 pM/L).
Ultrasonography. The thyroid was echonormal. There were multiple moderately lesions in the right lobe. The largest one had non-specific intranodular hyperechogenic granules, halo sign and both perinodular and intranodular blood flow.
Cytology resulted in benign colloid goiter.










