follicular adenoma

Question 1

what is the epidemiology of follicular adenoma?

Answer 1

1. most common type of thyroid adenoma

Question 2

clinical features

Answer 2

slow growing solitary nodule

Question 3

Mx

Answer 3

1. Lobectomy - surgery is first line

2. FNA cannot distinguist between follicular adenoma and carcinoma

Question 4

What is the risk with follicular adenoma?

Answer 4

1. Develop into toxic adenoma which produces thyroid hormones
   spontaneously
2. 15% of follicular neoplasms are malignant