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What Do Abnormal Tissues On Neck And Shoulder After Total Thyroid Removal Indicate?
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Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Question : I had a total thyroid removal and I am on levothyroxine I am aleric to morhine I break out in hives my question is I have never had the proper after care my my origal doctor after surgery never would see me again I have insurance but I have some tissue that's adfnormal on my neck and shoulder area should I be concerned and what should I do?
Brief Answer:
Thyroid
Detailed Answer:
May I know when you had the total thyroid removal surgery?
I am going to assume they found no cancer in it, because otherwise you would have told me so. Unless you had no follow up with the surgeon who would normally convey the results of the analysis of the thyroid gland (s)he removed.
The 'abnormal tissue' you are reporting in the neck and shoulder area.......is that in front of the neck or back? The thyroid area is located in the front central portion as you may know. So if we are considering this is thyroid related we need to understand what portion of the neck it is emerging from
Thyroid
Detailed Answer:
May I know when you had the total thyroid removal surgery?
I am going to assume they found no cancer in it, because otherwise you would have told me so. Unless you had no follow up with the surgeon who would normally convey the results of the analysis of the thyroid gland (s)he removed.
The 'abnormal tissue' you are reporting in the neck and shoulder area.......is that in front of the neck or back? The thyroid area is located in the front central portion as you may know. So if we are considering this is thyroid related we need to understand what portion of the neck it is emerging from
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
yes cancer and on my right side by my coler bone shoulder area in the front
Surgrey 9/7/2013 and sometimes when I move my shoulder a lump will come up, is that normal and its in my front area above my right colour bone by my shoulder what should I do and should I be conserned my levels were checked about three months ago they were fine on 150mg I am not where who I should go see!
Surgrey 9/7/2013 and sometimes when I move my shoulder a lump will come up, is that normal and its in my front area above my right colour bone by my shoulder what should I do and should I be conserned my levels were checked about three months ago they were fine on 150mg I am not where who I should go see!
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
I see.
You must be under the care of an endocrinologist/medical oncologist. A comprehensive management program is followed for individuals like you.
Examples include periodic Ultrasound of the neck with or without a Whole body radioactive Iodine scan, and blood tests like TSH, Free T4, quantitative thyroglobulin / anti thyroglobulin antibodies.
Please kindly do this at the earliest opportunity without delay
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
I see.
You must be under the care of an endocrinologist/medical oncologist. A comprehensive management program is followed for individuals like you.
Examples include periodic Ultrasound of the neck with or without a Whole body radioactive Iodine scan, and blood tests like TSH, Free T4, quantitative thyroglobulin / anti thyroglobulin antibodies.
Please kindly do this at the earliest opportunity without delay
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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