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What does this mean solid heterogeneous well circumscribed nodule within the right lobe of the thyroid. ?

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Nodule: The nodule is not likely to be a cancer but that won't be known properly until a biopsy of nodule is done. If there is no cancer but the nodule is large it is probably best to have removed. Usually straightforward surgery with quick recovery.

Answered 4/15/2016

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Appearance of nodule: Unfortuantely, one cannot clearly determine the cause by the appearance: Solid= not fluid filled like a cyst. Heterogeneous: not uniform in texture. Well circumscribed: sharp margins and not growing into the thyroid tissue. Depending on whether there are multiple or only a single nodule and the size, a biopsy may be recommended to determine the cause, benign or otherwise.

Answered 3/22/2017

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