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Can a non alcoholic fatty liver cause thyroid nodules ? whats recommended thyroid nodukes?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

There does seem to be and association. Both are associate with obesity , insulin resistance and dyslipidemia as well. Thyroid hormone is important in hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism. Would get the nodule biopsied as can be cancer. f/u/w/ MD https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366953927_Thyroid_Nodule_Prevalence_in_Non-Alcoholic_Fatty_Liver https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28181781/

Answered 2/27/2023

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Non alcoholic fatty liver, per se, would not cause thyroid nodule, however a single pathologic process may be driving both defects. Evaluation of thyroid nodules includes, scan, needle aspiration, needle biopsy or open biopsy.

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