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Decrease in thyroid gland size and increase in thyroid nodule size?

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Concern: Thyroid gland do not change in size that much. Majority of thyroid nodules are benign, increase in size is a concern , should have fna biopsy (cytology ) to make sure there is no malignancy in it.

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Answered 9/22/2019

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Not sure: Not sure what you are asking. Thyroid nodules are part of the thyroid gland. Do you mean relatively speaking?

Answered 10/3/2016

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