Conway, SC
A 33-year-old male asked:
i had total thyroidectomy. hypodense nodule right thyroid bed 11mm by 9mm. significance uncertain. nonspecific lymph nodes. could this be cancerous?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Myron Arlen answered
Surgical Oncology 64 years experience
Possibly: The total thyroidectomy was performed for a lesion in the thyroid that was not a goiter. That signifies that the lesion removed by the procedure had a potential for malignancy. Frozen section usually performed would inform surgeon of pathology and as such if Ca, a lymph node dissection would have been performed. If no Ca then any lesion in the bed is benign but should be followed.
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