COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 2 The nodular goiter

Part 3 The echogenicity of the nodule

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The echogenicity of the nodule - case 479

Clinical data: A 43-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a nodular goiter. The patient has been treated for hypothyroidism for more than 20 years. She visited another endocrinologist who performed an ultrasound examination and detected a nodule in the left lobe.

Palpation: no abnormality.

Laboratory data: TSH 2.90 on daily 75 microgram levothyroxine.

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