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What Does This Thyroid Ultrasound Test Result Mean?
please help me understand the result of my thyroid ultrasound: right lobe - 3.9 x 1.5 x 1.5cm left lobe - 4.8 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm isthmus - 0.5cm 1. the left thyroid lobe is enlarged while the right thyroid lobe is within the normal size, have have coarsened echopattern 2. there are multiple hypoechoic solid foci seen in both thyroid lobes and the largest of which is seen in the middle to inferior pole the left thyroid lobe measuring 3.1 x 2,4 x 1.5 cm. there is als0 a hypoechoic foci with marginal calcification seen in the superior pole of the right thyroid lobe measuring 0.7 x 0.5 cm. 3. the isthmus is thickened impression; thyroid parenchymal disease, bilateral thyromegaly with solid mass and nodules, left multiple thyroid nodules, right
Age, gender, purpose of doing an ultrasound not mentioned. The given ultrasound test result is suggestive of thyroid cancer. The ultrasound shows multinodular goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) which is suspicious of cancer. Consult your surgeon for further evaluation which may need a fine-needle biopsy to take a small sample of cells for further analysis.
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Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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What Does This Thyroid Ultrasound Test Result Mean?
Hi, Age, gender, purpose of doing an ultrasound not mentioned. The given ultrasound test result is suggestive of thyroid cancer. The ultrasound shows multinodular goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) which is suspicious of cancer. Consult your surgeon for further evaluation which may need a fine-needle biopsy to take a small sample of cells for further analysis. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician