Question 1

what is the common term for thyroid parenchymal disease?

Accepted Answer

Thyroiditis : If you have thyroid parenchymal disease, ask your doctor to measure t4, tsh, and antithyroid antibodies.

Question 2

hi doc, pls help to interpret. my thyroid utz result says:
enlarged right lobe, with bilateral intrinsic thyroid parenchymal disease. is it serious?..

Accepted Answer

Thyroid scan: Could be cancer, could not be. Discuss with your team.

Question 3

hello, my girlfriend diagnosed with enlarged thyroid gland with heterogeneous echo pattern consider thyroid parenchymal disease, what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Thyroid big: 24 M from Philippines states girlfriend has enlarged thyroid with echo showing scatter suggestive of thyroid disease. This means she has an enlarged thyroid.  But the cause cannot be determined. She needs to see a thyroid specialist/endocrinologist to figure out what is going on. They will know what is the most likely prob in your part of the world and how to best evaluate and treat her if needed.

Question 4

hi doc, i have tsh 2.660 and ft4 is 14.2. is it okay? my ultrasound also says that i have thyroid parenchymal disease. does it mean i have goiter?

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See below: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, your lab results are normal. Goiter means an enlarged thyroid and it does not need a lab test or imaging study.
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Question 5

what does it mean normal sized thyroid gland with parenchymal disease?

Accepted Answer

: It means that the thyroid gland is of normal size but there are nonspecified pathological changes.within the gland.

Question 6

normal sized thyroid gland with parenchymal disease. what is the meaning?

Accepted Answer

: This means the tissue of the thyroid gland is abnormal but the actual size of the thyroid is normal. You should see your doctor to determine exactly what the abnormality is in your case. Good luck to you!

Question 7

what do these neck ultrasound results mean?

normal sized thyroid, with diffuse parenchymal disease 
cervical lymphadenopathy, posterior and deep

Accepted Answer

Thyroid scan.: It means there is something going on in the thyroid and the lymphadenopathy may be related. Discuss with Dr. who ordered test.

Question 8

what is parenchymal disease for thyroid?

Accepted Answer

Tissue cells: Hi. Parenchymal just means "of or regarding the cells that define the tissue". Like the hepatocyte is the parenchymal cell of the liver and the neuron the parenchymal cell of the nervous system, the thyroid follicular cell is the tissue-defining cell of the thyroid. Most diseases that affect it are autoimmune, although a large subset also includes neoplasia (benign and malignant changes).

Question 9

thyroid us- heterogenous thyroid parenchyma with hypervascularity, suggestive of underlying parenchymal disease, no discrete thyroid nodule. meaning?

Accepted Answer

Thyroiditis?: Need correlation with thyroid function tests.  Why did you have the ultrasound?  Your doctor is the one to put this all together for you.

Question 10

what does  thyroid parenchymal echogenicity is fairly homogeneous mean?

Accepted Answer

Homogeneous: Homogeneous echogenicity of thyroid parenchyma on ultrasound means a normal thyroid gland without nodules.

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What is the common term for thyroid parenchymal disease?

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Hi doc, pls help to interpret. my thyroid utz result says: enlarged right lobe, with bilateral intrinsic thyroid parenchymal disease. is it serious?..

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Hello, my girlfriend diagnosed with enlarged thyroid gland with heterogeneous echo pattern consider thyroid parenchymal disease, what does that mean?

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Hi doc, i have tsh 2.660 and ft4 is 14.2. is it okay? my ultrasound also says that i have thyroid parenchymal disease. does it mean i have goiter?

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What does it mean normal sized thyroid gland with parenchymal disease?

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Normal sized thyroid gland with parenchymal disease. what is the meaning?

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What do these neck ultrasound results mean? normal sized thyroid, with diffuse parenchymal disease cervical lymphadenopathy, posterior and deep

A member asked:

What is parenchymal disease for thyroid?

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Thyroid us- heterogenous thyroid parenchyma with hypervascularity, suggestive of underlying parenchymal disease, no discrete thyroid nodule. meaning?

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What does thyroid parenchymal echogenicity is fairly homogeneous mean?

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