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What is a enlarged heterogeneous thyroid?
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Probably thyroiditis: It probably means you have had episodes of thyroid inflammation or thyroiditis. It's generally not a problem unless thyroid function declines below normal or you form nodules that may need to be studied to insure that they're not cancerous. Check w/your doctor.
Answered 4/4/2013
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GOITER: Enlarged thyroid = goiter. Heterogeneity just implies that the features are not uniform. One can see that in inflammatory conditions like hashimoto's thyroiditis, multinodular goiter or even in graves' disease. It is just just a descriptive terminology.
Answered 9/13/2014
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