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 851
Clinical data: A 65-year-old hypothyroid woman was referred for follow-up examination of a nodular goiter. Aspiration cytology was benign five years ago. She has been treated for hypothyroidism for five years.
Palpation: a firm nodule in the right lobe.
Laboratory data: euthyroidism on daily 50 microgram levothyroxine (TSH 2.93 mIU/L). The aTPO was 1 U/mL at the time of the discovery of hypothyroidism.
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