Thyroid nodule

Question 1

What is mandatory for thyroid nodule?

Answer 1

Ultrasound and function tests
Fine needle aspiration if necessary

Question 2

Who should patients with thyroid nodule’s be referred to?

Answer 2

Endocrinology

Question 3

What percentage of thyroid nodules are benign?

Answer 3

90%

Question 4

What raises risk of malignancy of thyroid nodules?

Answer 4

History of head-neck radiation in childhood
Fhx of thyroid cancer
Personal hx of malignancy

Question 5

Malignancy of thyroid nodule is suggested by what sx?

Answer 5

Hoarseness
Nodules in men or young women
Solitary, firm, large or adherent to trachea
Vocal cord paralysis
Enlarged lymph nodes
Distant metastatic lesions

Question 6

Toxic multinodular goiter and hyperfunctioning nodules can cause what sx?

Answer 6

Hyperthyroidism sx
Sweating
Weight loss
Anxiety
Loose stools
Heat intolerance
Tachycardia
Tremor

Question 7

Solid thyroid nodules are often benign or malignant?

Answer 7

Malignant

Question 8

Cystic thyroid nodules are often benign or malignant?

Answer 8

Benign