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Ultrasound Shows Thyroid Nodule Along With Tenderness. Thyroid Function Test Normal. What Are The Possibilities Of Malignancy?

My wife has thyroid nodule (3×1.7cm), increased vascularity & normal cervical lymph nodes according to ultrasound done..
No pain but tenderness recently.. the thyroid function test normal.. the blood screen shows WBCs 13.6 & ESR 73..
FNAB will be done next week..
So, what are the possibilities of malignancy?

thank you
posted on Fri, 3 Jan 2014
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Generally speaking out of all thyroid nodules only less than 20% can be malignant and that too if a thyroid scan is done which shows cold nodule.
FNAC is best way to exclude possibility of malignancy as no other test can confirm this possibility.
with best wishes
Dr Chowhan
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Ultrasound Shows Thyroid Nodule Along With Tenderness. Thyroid Function Test Normal. What Are The Possibilities Of Malignancy?

Generally speaking out of all thyroid nodules only less than 20% can be malignant and that too if a thyroid scan is done which shows cold nodule. FNAC is best way to exclude possibility of malignancy as no other test can confirm this possibility. with best wishes Dr Chowhan