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Updated: Mar 17 2018

Solitary Thyroid Nodule

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  • Introduction
    • May be hot or cold
      • hot signifies thyroid hormone production with uptake
      • cold signifies no thyroid hormone production
    • Cause depends on gender and age
      • men
        • majority are malignant
      • women
        • majority are benign cysts or follicular adenomas
        • minority are malignant
      • children
        • majority are maligant
    • Large increase in malignancy potential if patient has previous exposure to ionizing radiation
  • Evaluation
    • Fine needle aspiration
    • Thyroid hormone studies
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