Study on 100 consecutive patients with thyroid nodule - case 040 |
Clinical presentation: A 50-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of a multinodular goiter discovered on screening.
Palpation: a moderately firm nodule in the right lobe.
Functional state: euthyroidism (TSH 3.00 mIU/L).
Ultrasonography. The thyroid was minimally hypoechogenic. There were two hyperechogenic nodules in both lobes. The largest one in right thyroid presented cystic degeneration.
Cytology resulted in benign cystic-colloid goiter.
An anti-TPO test was done which resulted in 79 U/mL.
Final diagnoses: Hashimoto's thyroiditis in euthyroid state. Multinodular goiter. Yearly TSH determination and a repeat ultrasound in three years was suggested.