COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 6 Advanced courses

Part 4 The relation between a discrete lesion and a pathological nodule

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Lesions vc. nodule - case 264 - part 2

Clinical data: A 35-yr-old woman requested evaluation of neck complaints. Her left thyroid became painful and she became feverish 3 weeks ago. She suffered from upper airways infection 2.5 months before the onset of complaints.

Palpation: Both lobes became hard. The right lobe was very sensitive while the left was painful on palpation.

Laboratory data: TSH 0.02 mIU/L, FT4 30.7 pM/L, CRP 51.8 mg/L.

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