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Is it common for teens to have a thyroid nodule?
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Not uncommon: It is not common, but it certainly occurs. Teens can have autoimmune thyroid disease (hashimotos or graves disease) and the thyroid can enlarge and get lumpy. Thyroid cancer can occur, but is much less common. Blood tests of thyroid hormone, thyroid antibodies, an ultrasound with possible biopsy, maybe a thyroid nuclear scan, are all tests that your endocrinologist would likely order.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Not common: Teens can have all the thyroid conditions that older people have, but these conditions are much more rare among teens. Isolated benign nodules, multinodular goiters and thyroid cancer can all occur in this age group and need to be appropriately evaluated and treated...Just like an adult.
Answered 1/19/2013
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